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What is your secret technique to "look" busy at work?

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MS Access Database open, MS Baseline Security Analyzer scanning the network, tons of IE windows open, and the look of determination on my face 🙂
 
always wearing my headset.. key item.
i can reply to the same email about 15 times in a day, outlook is always open and ready to make me look busy if need be :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Sqube
I've always got an Excel spreadsheet open. I'm constantly praying that nobody will come and look to closely because I've had 8 different forums open while "working" too frequently to count.

I need to think about installing Opera on this computer or something, keep the taskbar clutter down.
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Firefox is for you 😉
 
Originally posted by: CraigRT
Originally posted by: Sqube
I've always got an Excel spreadsheet open. I'm constantly praying that nobody will come and look to closely because I've had 8 different forums open while "working" too frequently to count.

I need to think about installing Opera on this computer or something, keep the taskbar clutter down.
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Firefox is for you 😉
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Lord knows I need something. Having 8 IE windows open, especially on these feeble machines... it's not good. Just not good at all.
 
Shrink ATOT window so it looks like the preview pane in Outlook. MAN I have a lot of emails to go through 🙂
 
How interesting in that here I am at work trying to look busy while reading an ATOT thread about this very same thing.

Due to my line of work I have no surefire way of pulling it off besides attempting to make myself scarce and/or walking around really fast like between labs with my notebook and papers.
 
Originally posted by: Kev
oh and to surf atot, i use firefox's usercontent.css file to make it almost all plain white, just because i spend an obscene amount of time reading threads here sometimes
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please tell me how to do this with firefox
 
I turned my desk around so that I'm facing towards my cubicle entrance so that nobody can see what is on my monitor when they walk by but they can see me glaring at them. I got tired of busy-bodies at my last job trying to see what I was doing all the time.
 
Originally posted by: Parrotheader
I find actually working works best.
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have some computer "working" nearby, if it is doing something that takes some time to do, then i am working because i am waiting for it to finish doing the work for me, so that i can start it working again
 
Originally posted by: zaku
Originally posted by: Kev
oh and to surf atot, i use firefox's usercontent.css file to make it almost all plain white, just because i spend an obscene amount of time reading threads here sometimes
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please tell me how to do this with firefox
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the usercontent.css file goes in this directory:

C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.220\chrome

this it eliminates the logos and ads at the top, and the crap on the left. it is very, very plain. you might want to use this extension for the menus.

here are the contents of the file that you can copy and paste:

body.ftbody > div,
body.ftbody div.ftmessageheaderbar > center,
body.ftbody td.ftalternatingbarseparater,
body.ftbody td.ftalternatingbarseparater > img[height="7"],
body.ftbody td[width="86%"] span.ftalternatingbartextsmall img[src="i/icons/arrow.gif"]
{
display: none !important;
visibility: hidden !important;
width: 0px !important;
height: 0px !important;
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftforminput:focus,.ftformtext:focus {
border: 1px solid #666 !important;
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftmenusurroundtd {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftmenutd {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftstatuscell img {
display: none !important;
}

body.ftbody td[width="1%"][nowrap][valign="top"],
body.ftbody td[width="1%"][class="ftstatuscell"]{
display: none !important;
}

.ftalternatingbaron {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftalternatingbaroff {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.fttoolbarback {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftpollbar {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

body.ftbody td[width="86%"] span.ftalternatingbartextsmall img
{
display: none !important;
visibility: hidden !important;
width: 0px !important;
height: 0px !important;
}

body.ftbody td[width="86%"] span.ftalternatingbartextsmall
{
font-size: 0px !important;
}

.ftheaderbar {
display: none !important;
visibility: hidden !important;
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
border : thin solid #99B8CE !important;
}

.ftheaderbar {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Verdana,Arial, Helvetica;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: normal;
background-image: none !important;
color: #fffffe;
}

.ftmessageheaderbar {
background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
}

.ftbody {
background-color: #EFEFEF !important;
}

body.ftbody td.fttodaysearchmenurowback {
white-space: normal !important;
}

body.ftbody td[bgcolor="dedede"]
{
background-color: #EFEFEF !important;
}
 
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10. Read the email your friend sent you out loud, mumbling staring intently at the screen... Put your index finger on your lip from time to time to emphasize how busy you are.

09. Get Messy.. Open some books, reports, pile em up. take the cap off your pen and leave it on top.. this is key. Try it yourself... look at your desk, take a pen pull the cap off and put it on top of the pile, slightly askew if possible... see look how much busier it looks.

08. Open up excel, and leave it open.. "oh crap, he's working on a spread sheet, lets leave him alone... works like a charm... the green little X is like the scarlet letter of work place business

07. Periodically stretch, take you glasses off and shake your head.. "man I?m so busy I don't know how I?m ever going to get this all done!

06. Look angry and annoyed.. this is classic, and for good reason. It works.

05. Print stuff out.. doesn't matter what.. the sound of printer printing.. you guessed it.. busy.

04. Sound busy.... make sure they hear activity.. but make sure your clicking and typing are in good balance.. for the love of god do don?t play solitaire.. the sound of clicking alone is a dead giveaway at your un business...

03. Get on the phone... or at least pretend to be, no one will bother you on the phone.. the best is if you have one of those headset things... you can just dial some crazy company with long hold times and enjoy the music. A good idea would be to call the local radio station you like... You can do pretty much anything you want while this is happening.. if anyone gives you crap just point to the phone.. 94% of the time they'll mouth to you "Oh sorry" nod and leave you alone.

02. Be confident in your business.. no matter what happens you're busy.. get caught looking for nsafun on cl? well you've been busy all morning.. you need a release... Never stop what you're doing when you're caught.. or you're dead.. just muscle through.. stopping would be admitting yeah you weren't really busy.. if the ceo is standing over you.. screw it.. read your email and tell him just one sec you're busy.

01. Email me I am bored.




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