How to Look Busy at Work Without Really Working

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Arrange your desk so no one can see your computer screen.. Scatter work materials around your desk.. Learn to quickly switch between tabs and windows.

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1

Arrange your desk so no one can see your computer screen.

Step 1

Arrange your desk so no one can see your computer screen.

2

Scatter work materials around your desk.

Step 2

Scatter work materials around your desk.

3

Learn to quickly switch between tabs and windows.

Step 3

Learn to quickly switch between tabs and windows.

4

Open decoy tabs that look like your work.

Step 4

Open decoy tabs that look like your work.

5

Scribble or type furiously.

Step 5

Scribble or type furiously.

6

Sit up straight and look at your work.

Step 6

Sit up straight and look at your work.

7

Use your cell phone to call your desk phone.

Step 7

Use your cell phone to call your desk phone.

8

Disable the sleep mode on your computer screen.

Step 8

Disable the sleep mode on your computer screen.

9

Leave your work area looking like you're in the middle of something.

Step 9

Leave your work area looking like you're in the middle of something.

10

Carry a prop.

Step 10

Carry a prop.

11

Visit a coworker in a different department.

Step 11

Visit a coworker in a different department.

12

Ask a lot of questions.

Step 12

Ask a lot of questions.

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