The 'laziest man on Earth' finds himself asking for more work

The Daily Mail columnist, Tom Utley, makes an astonishing claim today: "I'm the laziest man on Earth." In case you should be shocked by this admission in the home of the protestant work ethic, fear not, for he continues: "But when my boss offered to slash my hours it taught me a lot about the work ethic." After three weeks of doing one day in the office per week, the former Telegraph columnist Utley says: "Finding myself in the lift with the boss, I told him something I never thought I'd hear myself say: 'I feel I'm not earning my keep. Could you give me some more work to do, please?'" To which the reply was (hopefully): "Who are you again?"