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GrandpaKrausen edited a topic: How to appear busy at work (1 year ago)

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3 years ago

Yours truly has absolutely nothing to do and I have exhasted my web surfing and obscure excel formats. We are in the middle of a takeover so asking the boss for something to do is probably not a good idea. Unfortunately I am desk bound so I can't visit clients etc.What does the readership recommend ?

1.	12 votes 239 pts	Walk quickly around the office with pen/ clipboard in hand Looking busy is key, pretend to be busy, the clipboard does most of the work! Ta da! 2 Comments
2.	6 votes 120 pts	Minimize Grupthink when you hear the boss' footsteps coming near your cubicle Discuss
3.	4 votes 80 pts	Leave your jacket on the back of your chair ...even when you are out of the office. Discuss
4.	4 votes 80 pts	Act like you are nervous Discuss
5.	4 votes 78 pts	Leave Post-It Notes Around Your Desk Discuss
6.	3 votes 57 pts	Always type down stuff Answer to mails, write on Grupthink... but keep your wordprocessor on, with the last doc you needed. Yust type... and say you've got to type some stuff. Discuss
7.	3 votes 56 pts	Take an on-line college course. Learn something new. 1 Comment
8.	2 votes 38 pts	Sigh often Discuss
9.	1 votes 20 pts	Call a lot of meetings ...to get 'feedback', or 'consensus', or to 'brainstorm'. Discuss
10.	1 votes 19 pts	Learn a new language like Spanish or Sign Language. Buy the CD and learn it on your computer. Discuss
11.	1 votes 17 pts	Look like you're concentrating Discuss