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In Spain, an archives director drew a paycheck for a decade without doing any work. He only was at work to clock in and clock out, and would go home or somewhere else in between. According to NPR, “He told Spanish TV he did get a lot done, but investigators found no evidence of that. And he's now been…

According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, one driver in four failed to use a signal to make a turn or change lanes. Forty-two percent of the drivers who failed to use a signal said that they did not have time, and twenty-three percent of them said that they were lazy to do it. – Jim L. Wilson…

I'M THINKING ABOUT IT Subject: LAZINESS Husband, lounging on the sofa, to wife: "I'll think about mowing the yard in a little while. Right now, I'm thinking about painting the screens." [Joe Griffith, Speakers Library of Business Stories, Anecdotes and Humor. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990,…

The heat was unbearable. Heat sweltered the crowd and melted the runners. They were here to run the marathon, and not just any marathon. It was the Olympic Marathon, held in St. Louis in 1904. But it wasn’t just the heat that made this day different, it was those on the starting line of that marathon.…

John Ortberg writes that Max Depree was the CEO of Herman Miller, a Fortune 500 company. He is also on the board of Fuller Seminary and a speaker on leadership. At one of his leadership seminars, somebody asked him what the most difficult thing was that he personally had to work on. His response? “It’s…

The Problem of Laziness Proverbs 6:9-11 The book of Proverbs has much to say about people who are lazy. They are regarded as sluggards who do not think beyond today (20:4), who wrongly consider themselves wise (26:16), and who are on a path leading to future poverty. When people develop a habit of laziness,…

Get Busy! 25 The sluggard’s craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. 26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. Proverbs 21:25-26 (NIV) Special interest groups and lobbyists exert considerable leverage, even though they represent a small fraction…

He’s so lazy, his exercise bike has cruise control.

A man who was employed by a duke and duchess in Eurupoe was called in to speak to his employer. “James,” said the duchess, “how long have you been with us?” “About thirty years, Your Grace,” he replied. “As I recall, you were employed to look after the dog.” “Yes, Your Grace,” James replied. “James,…

A large company, felling it was time for a shake-up, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He walked…

A young man was applying for a job in a big company. "I'm sorry," said the personnel manager, "but the firm is overstaffed; we have more employees now than we really need." "That's all right," replied the young man, undiscouraged, "the little bit of work I do won't be noticed anyway." Source: Clean Laffs…

British civil servant and economist Sir Josiah Stamp remarked, “It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” English playwright James Albery wrote: He slept beneath the moon; He basked beneath the sun. He lived a life of going-to-do;…

Survey Results from 12/04/06 Over 500 pastors took last week’s SermonCentral Newsletter survey. Here are the results. Charts wouldn't copy. See My documents, sermons, illustrations