Upcoming experiment

So my boss recently suggested (not knowing im doing these experiments) that I should not do my sidework for a shift and see what happens. We have a lot of first time employees that don't seem to understand what teamwork is, and I end up busting my ass to make up their slack. Will they notice and do their own jobs, or will things just implode and go to hell in a handbasket? My guess is that people will just complain but still not do anything!