History PlayingWith / TheSlacker

** [[ThePoliticalOfficer Fyodor]] puts a gun to Doug's head and offers him a choice: productivity or ''death'' (ResignationsNotAllowed, and Doug's attempt to [[TakeAThirdOption swindle a third option]] is met with a quick round of [[PistolWhip pistol whipping]]).

** Doug is the first to volunteer in an important group project.

** ...because he knows it will get him some credit even though he does less work than anyone.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Doug appreciates nothing because of how little effort he put in, so he becomes extremely standoffish and even less motivated.
* '''Reconstructed''': In the process Doug realizes how little he cares and likes it that way.

* '''Defied''': [[BenevolentBoss Brendan]] catches Doug avoiding actually working and orders him to shape up or ship out.

** Doug just took all of two and a half years to graduate from Harvard ''magna cum laude'', and yet is in an entry-level position he thinks he shouldn't have to fill.

** Because he knows it will get him some credit with him doing the least amount of work in the group.

-->'''Cathy''': I've met the kid they plan to replace her with. He is able-bodied, but he actively changed his trajectory so that he'd activate the automatic door.

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': A character, who is determined to get by with the least amount of effort.
* '''Straight''': Dale postpones important tasks and mostly goes through the motions, never staking himself on anything or doing more than the required minimum.
* '''Exaggerated''': Dale's working days consist of clapping some keys here and there, frowning, walking around the room feigning frustration, sighing and slacking off when no-one's watching.
* '''Downplayed''': Dale may go an extra mile if you persuade him with a tempting offer, but otherwise he isn't going to do anything more than the absolute minimum.
* '''Justified''':
** Dale lives by the motto of [[{{Dismotivation}} not making waves]].
** Dale only works to earn a living.
* '''Inverted''': Dale is an ambitious workaholic, who invests in everything he does like crazy.
* '''Subverted''':
** Dale suddenly volunteers in an important group project.
** Dale is just bored out of his mind with whatever tasks he's normally saddled with. When he finds something that interests him, he actually puts in a worthwhile effort.
* '''Double Subverted''':

** Dale tends to lose interest fast.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Dale does put in a fair amount of effort.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Dale appreciates nothing because of how little effort he put in, so he becomes extremely stand-offish and even less motivated.
* '''Reconstructed''': In the process Dale realizes how much he just couldn't care less and likes it that way.

Back to [[TheSlacker doing what I've been doing the whole time - almost nothing]].

* '''Justified''': Dale lives by the motto of [[{{Dismotivation}} not making waves]].

* '''Double Subverted''': Because he knows it will get him some credit with him doing the least amount of work in the group.

* '''Subverted''': Dale suddenly volunteers in an important group project.
** Alternately, Dale is just bored out of his mind with whatever tasks he's normally saddled with. When he finds something that interests him, he actually puts in a worthwhile effort.

* '''Deconstructed''': Dale appreciates nothing because of how little effort he put in, so he becomes extremely stand-offish and even less motivated.
* '''Reconstructed''': In the process Dale realizes how much he just couldn't care less and likes it that way.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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