How to create the appearance of hectic work

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Of course, we all believe that the ideal employee should be executive and work tirelessly and without raising his head, all 8 hours of the working day, interrupting only for lunch. At least that's what our bosses think. But you and I understand that sometimes it is too lazy or sometimes you feel unwell, and the thought of work is the last thing that comes to mind. But you can't just disappear from the office and say goodbye: “I'm tired, I'm leaving,” just as you shouldn't sit with an absent air - they will instantly decide that you have too little work, and throw in a couple more tasks. Better to pretend that you are actively working. But how to create the appearance of a stormy activity - read in our article.

Someone will decide that our recommendations are more like the bad advice of Grigory Oster. But it's so boring to live by the rules! Sometimes we, adults and serious people, want to smell a little. So why not just once to relax and show off your boss and other colleagues, pretending that you are working in the sweat of your brow, while spitting at the ceiling yourself? The main thing is not to get too carried away with such a game, so as not to end up losing your job. In general, experiment, rest, but know when to stop.

Look smartly at your monitor

If the boss is not behind you and does not see what is happening on the screen of your monitor, then you can at least play solitaire, the main thing is to do it with a smart look. Just watch out for the frequent "click" of the mouse buttons, sometimes it is this that gives out the unlucky lover of the "Minesweeper" and "Klondike".

Watch out for the frequent "click" of the mouse buttons, sometimes it is this that gives out the unlucky lover of "Minesweeper" and "Klondike".

Don't let yourself be exposed

Just in case, before starting the next game of solitaire, open several working documents and fold them so that at any time you can quickly unfold an important letter and pretend that you have been thinking about how to write it correctly for half an hour. Who would have thought that you were just shifting virtual cards from place to place? What do you mean! It's even somehow offensive!

Be nervous and tense

At least outwardly. Behave as if your thoughts are constantly busy with work, as if you are thinking about some important task of the boss and your heart is rooting for his success. Management is much calmer if it sees that the subordinate is completely and completely absorbed in work.

Actor data

In addition to a smart look and a tense look, you will also need the ability to sigh theatrically, ruffling your hair as if you are trying to cope with some very difficult task, and you just can't do it. Check - it works.

Listen carefully to your colleagues

Or pretend to listen. When colleagues are discussing work issues, take part in the conversation as a free listener. You can think about something different: planning a shopping list in a grocery store or even pretend to be lying on the seashore in the warm rays of the sun, but from the outside it will look like you are very interested to know the opinion of others on the current situation in the company.

When colleagues are discussing work issues, take part in the conversation as a free listener.

Leave later than others

Unless you have plans for the evening, of course. Some workers just love to be alone at work in the evenings. They say they still have some business to finish, while they pour themselves a cup of coffee and watch some interesting movie on their personal laptop or tablet. Others are sure that you are working like a bee, and you are killing two birds with one stone: you create the necessary appearance and just relax in silence.

Make a mess

But limit yourself to just your table."Bury yourself" in a heap of papers, and both the necessary documents in work and drafts on which you print something less important will do. Just make sure not to confuse some sheets with others, otherwise you can get into a mess when it turns out that the boss needs a letter that you just safely threw in the trash can.

Find a reason

You should not leave the workplace every now and then just like that: smoke or if you want to stretch your legs. People around you will decide that your life is too boring, and immediately they will find a lot of ways to keep you busy. If you want to leave, then pretend that someone is calling you on their mobile, and you simply cannot talk in front of strangers (although personal calls are not welcome in most companies, they still happen). Or you can volunteer to take the documents to the office - at the same time you will take a walk.