1 – Ne jamais marcher sans un document dans vos mains.
Les personnes atteintes de documents dans leurs mains ressemblent à des employés dévoués rubrique pour des réunions importantes. Ceux qui n'ont rien dans leurs mains ressemblent, ils se dirigent vers la cafétéria. Les gens avec un journal à la main regardent comme ils se dirigent vers les toilettes. Surtout, assurez-vous de porter des charges de la maison de trucs avec vous pendant la nuit, générant ainsi la fausse impression que vous travaillez plus d'heures que vous faites.
2 – Utiliser des ordinateurs pour regarder occupé.
Chaque fois que vous utilisez un ordinateur, it looks like "work" pour l'observateur occasionnel. Vous pouvez envoyer et recevoir des e-mails personnels, discuter, et ont généralement une explosion sans rien faire à distance liée au travail. Ce ne sont pas exactement les avantages sociaux que les partisans de la révolution informatique aimeraient parler, mais ils ne sont pas mal non plus. Lorsque vous vous faites attraper par votre patron — et vous aurez pris — your best defense is to claim you're teaching yourself to use new software, thus saving valuable training dollars.
3 – Keep a messy desk.
Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like we're not working hard enough. Build huge piles of documents around your work space. To the observer, last year's work looks the same as today's work; it's volume that counts. Pile them high and wide. If you know somebody is coming to your cubicle, bury the document you'll need halfway down in an existing stack and rummage for it when he/she arrives.
4 – Use voice mail.
Never answer your phone if you have voice mail. People don't call you just because they want to give you something for nothing — they call because they want you to do work for them. That's no way to live. Screen all your calls through voice mail. If somebody leaves a voice-mail message for you and it sounds like impending work, respond during lunch hour when you know they're not there — it looks like you're hardworking and conscientious even though you're being a devious weasel.
5 – Look impatient & annoyed.
One should also always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.
6 – Leave the office late.
Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around. You could read magazines and storybooks that you always wanted to read but have no time until late before leaving. Make sure you walk past the boss' room on your way out. Send important e-mail at unearthly hours (e.g. 9:35 p.m., 7:05 a.m., etc) and during public holidays.
7 – Use sighing for effect.
Sigh loudly when there are many people around, giving the impression that you are under extreme pressure.
8 – Opt for the stacking strategy.
It is not enough to pile lots of documents on the table. Put lots of books on the floor etc. (thick computer manuals are the best).
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