Whether or not you are getting your work done, it's important to look busy. If you look like you've got a lot of downtime at work, people might think you are expendable; here are some great tips to looking really busy, even if you're not . .
Whether you are doing actual work, finishing up your shopping list, or chatting with your mates, you should always be typing or scribbling furiously. Because you are a busy person and you need to finish this task as fast as possible to move on to the next . . .
You should always be walking around the office, quickly and with purpose, whether you are stepping away to get some water, chat with a friend, or going outside to rip a juicy fart. Busy people are always on the move; make sure to leave your workspace looking busy when you leave.
A busy person has a busy workspace. If your workspace is tidy and neat, it's a dead give away that you have time to tidy and neaten it up. Your desk should be covered in files, papers, discarded food and drink, really pile it on. You're too busy to clean that crap.
You should always be visually and audibly frustrated at work, since you're, you know, so busy. Make sure others see you release your overwhelming sense of burden with a well-rehearsed frustrated sigh.
There are several e-reader programs out there, and reading books on your computer is a great way to look busy, even when you're not. Just make sure to use the mouse and keyboard to make it look like you're actually doing something.
Cover your desk, your computer, your chair, your cube, your world in sticky notes. You are busy and you need stickies to remind you of all the important things you need to do.
You never know when someone's going to come by and check on you, so make sure you have a decoy screen that makes it look like you are hard at work. (Reddit is not a good decoy screen.)
If you are away from your desk, whether it's to get water or chat with your buddies in I.T., always carry work props. Cary files, or a notebook, or your laptop, or some printouts, this way it looks like you're focused on a work task even though you're away from your desk.
Ask your coworkers and superiors lots and lots of questions about what you are working on, as well as what they are working on. It will make it seem like you've got your fingers in many pies, so to speak. Just be careful not to make it sound like you are volunteering to help with something . . .
Busy people don't work on one application at a time, they've got everything running. Bonus points for complaining that your computer is too slow to run all of your work applications at the same time.
IF your company has an I.T. department, you should make friends with them, quick. They are the ones that can monitor your computer usage and let the higher-ups know that you are spending all day on OkCupid and Buzzfeed. If you don't want your cover blown, make sure I.T. is watching your back and not watching over your shoulder.
Mail yourself letters and packages at work; if you're constantly receiving and opening mail, people around you are bound to believe that you are busy and working on something very important. Just don't get caught doing this, because then they will believe you are crazy/homicidal.
P/s: For fun only. Hahaha ;0
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