How to appear busy at work Add Answer

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 ?

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Walk quickly around the office with pen/ clipboard in hand

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Looking busy is key, pretend to be busy, the clipboard does most of the work! Ta da!

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Minimize Grupthink when you hear the boss' footsteps

coming near your cubicle

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Leave your jacket on the back of your chair

...even when you are out of the office.

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Act like you are nervous

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Leave Post-It Notes Around Your Desk

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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.

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Take an on-line college course.

Learn something new.

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Sigh often

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Call a lot of meetings

...to get 'feedback', or 'consensus', or to 'brainstorm'.

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Learn a new language like Spanish or Sign Language.

Buy the CD and learn it on your computer.

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Look like you're concentrating

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