There is a general idea in Cape Town that SLXS is an organisation made up juvenile delinquents who just party all the time and do no work. This is partly the truth. We only party for about 6 hours of every day and the rest of the time is spent chillaxing and surveying the various things we have conquered. We definitely do subscribe to the two hour work day, and of these two hours a couple of minutes are spent doing actual work.
It’s a lifestyle that is hard to beat because we are never under any stress and we can still do anything we want to do. We still manage to get the things done that really need to be done. On a Monday you might find us chilling on the beach, or mountain biking, or just having lunch somewhere. There are however times when some serious work needs to be done. I have for the first time let people know that I’m working on some exciting projects but I can’t yet let it be known what they are. But what I’m willing to do is let you in on the shenanigans that go down at the office.
Obviously we have an office rotation system and I spend my days between the various offices. I’m either at SLXS or helping out with some of the other ventures. It’s probably the most fun you will ever have. If you work with me or any of my associates you will never be able to go back to a regular office because we just do the most awesome things. Needless to say we don’t have a dress code and we make sure that everything is casual and comfortable.
We have a bit of a Google vibe going in that sense. So as you know last week I spent some time in a meeting with some colleagues. I can’t give out too much on what went down but I can give you a couple of photos. Because I’m tired of getting e-mails from people complaining that they work so hard and don’t get to have fun. Then they slate me because I don’t seem to work and still have the most fun imaginable. So to set the record straight, here at SLXS we do work. It just depends on what your definition of “work” is. For us work is more of a lifestyle than anything else.
Our bored meetings are where we strategise and conceptualise. Because SLXS is more than just writing, it’s a company that is involved in everything. We probably own your company. True story.
The first thing I like to do when getting into the office, or the “Chill Zone” as it’s affectionately known, is to make calls to my colleagues and ask them why the hell they are not at work. The usual replies of “Hanging like sleeve of wizard” and “Me and uncle jager are no longer friends” are met with chuckles by me, because I then know that I can also take the day off. If the whole office is out, no one can contact us and we don’t have to worry. Trust me, the world waits for SLXS.
The words on the hat say “Super Genius”
Once I have realised that all work for the day is off I like to take some time to exercise. Because I hate companies where the health of the workers is not taken care of. We have gone a little bit off of the mainstream concept of a gym though and we just have a push thingy whatever you call it. I like to do a couple of laps around the office before replacing the sweat with a nice cold beer.
After a strenuous workout that burns many calories, I like to take some time to myself and mark out various strategies in something I like to call a “White Board” It’s a new invention and is great. Apparently soon they are inventing an electronic one called a “computer” Yeah, sure! I will believe that one when I see it. I usually like to draw up the companies goals and financial plans and make them easy to understand by translating them to to bar and pie graphs. As you can see, I am letting out some classified information, but those strategies have already been put into place and so I’m allowed to reveal them.
All of the above usually takes about an hour of my day and then I am free to roam Cape Town and find cool new ideas for cool new articles. And that’s how you come to read the various poetic pieces on SLXS.
It’s quite a rigorous and demanding lifestyle that makes me break as much of a mental sweat as a physical sweat.
But I guess someones got to do it!
Alright now stop buggering around on SLXS and get back to work.
I’m going to go smash around some Playstation.
Sean Lloyd
Editor
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