A small calculator.
A very unofficial audit.
Slacker Tracker is a workplace joke with a working calculator underneath. Open it when the conversation about lunch becomes longer than lunch itself, enter the headcount and average hourly pay, and watch the estimated payroll cost accumulate.
The point is a shared laugh. The counter measures estimated paid time using your inputs. It cannot determine whether a conversation was useful, whether work was delayed, or whether anyone owes the company money. Sometimes the conversation is the work. Sometimes it is about a sandwich.
How to use the tracker
- Enter the number of people involved and their average hourly pay in US dollars. An estimate is enough for the joke; no employee names are needed.
- Choose the conversation category and select Start slacking.
- Use the plus and minus buttons as people join or leave. Changes to headcount or pay apply from that moment forward.
- Pause whenever you want to exclude time, then resume when the conversation resumes.
- Select Stop the bleeding to save the session and open its receipt. Download an image or copy the latest result to share it yourself.
The arithmetic behind the accusation
Cost = people × average hourly pay × elapsed hours
Four coworkers at an average of $27 per hour spend 12 minutes discussing lunch:
4 × $27 × (12 ÷ 60) = $21.60
Lunch remains undecided.
If the headcount or pay changes, the tracker calculates each stretch of time at the settings in effect during that stretch and adds the results. Paused time contributes nothing. The timer displays whole seconds while the cost calculation includes fractions of a second, so a hand calculation from the visible clock can occasionally differ by a cent.
What counts as an employee-hour?
One person for one hour is one employee-hour. Four people for 15 minutes also total one employee-hour. The receipt records this combined time as well as the elapsed conversation time. Neither figure includes assumed recovery time, benefits, overhead, or a productivity multiplier.
History and receipts
The Hall of Shame summarizes finished sessions for today, the last seven days, and all time. Its list shows the ten most recent sessions; CSV export includes all saved sessions. Today uses your device’s local date, and the seven-day total uses a rolling seven-day window. The current session enters these totals when you stop and save it.
History and settings stay in this browser on this site. They do not automatically sync between devices, browsers, or domains. Clearing browser data can erase them. Closing or reloading a page ends an unsaved timer; save your session first.
Show the damage
Presentation mode enlarges the counter so everyone can appreciate the company’s imaginary financial emergency. Select Back to the paperwork to return to the controls and history.