i did not find the answer to my question in a book i used during the bar but i found an old joke appropriate to my current situation:
SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES FOR WORK
Never walk down the hall without a document in your hands
People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they're heading for the cafeteria. People with a newspaper in their hands look like they're heading for the toilet. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do
Use computers to look busy
Any time you use a computer, it looks like "work" to the casual observer. You can send and receive personal email, calculate your finances and generally have a blast without doing anything remotely related to work. These aren't exactly the societal benefits that the proponents of the computer revolution would like to talk about but they're not bad either When you get caught by your boss-- and you will get caught -- your best defense is to claim you're teaching yourself to use new software, thus saving valuable training dollars.
Messy Desk
Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like you're not working hard enough. Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. 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.
Look Impatient and Annoyed
Always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.
Appear to Work Late
Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around. You could read magazines and storybooksthat you always wanted to read until late before leaving. Make sure you walk past the boss' room on your way out. Send important emails at unearthly hours (e.g; 9:35pm, 7:05 am, etc) and during public holidays.
People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they're heading for the cafeteria. People with a newspaper in their hands look like they're heading for the toilet. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do
Use computers to look busy
Any time you use a computer, it looks like "work" to the casual observer. You can send and receive personal email, calculate your finances and generally have a blast without doing anything remotely related to work. These aren't exactly the societal benefits that the proponents of the computer revolution would like to talk about but they're not bad either When you get caught by your boss-- and you will get caught -- your best defense is to claim you're teaching yourself to use new software, thus saving valuable training dollars.
Messy Desk
Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like you're not working hard enough. Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. 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.
Look Impatient and Annoyed
Always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.
Appear to Work Late
Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around. You could read magazines and storybooksthat you always wanted to read until late before leaving. Make sure you walk past the boss' room on your way out. Send important emails at unearthly hours (e.g; 9:35pm, 7:05 am, etc) and during public holidays.
let me guess, CATINDIG??? hehehe.
ReplyDeletegawain mo na 'to kaims ano? hehehe. ba, taking advantage ka talaga na di pa nakablock ang blogs at facebook sainyo ha.
ReplyDeleteminsan minsan lang naman to, at di taxpayers money binuburn ko, unlike you guys sa government, hehehe. :) joke lang!
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