All Caged In With No Place To Go
Look busy without being busy
This economy really sucks. A year ago I would be up to my eyes in paperwork and on the verge of a nervous breakdown because there was too much to do and too little time. Now I sit here trying to look busy and taking as long as possible with each task. Sometimes I daydream while looking at an email I read four times already.
Tell me, what do you do at work to make it seem like you are being productive?
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September 11th, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Cristal Methodd says:Writing pointless e-mails to friends. Balancing my checking accounts in excel. Twitter. Thundersquee.
I just spent an hour staring at a clock ticking because I’m timing out songs that have a good pace to run to.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Skaði says:I am never not busy. I just squeeze in slacker time to keep my sanity. We lost our secretary who took care of the department’s finances, so now I’m doing all the work she used to do in addition to everything else I’ve always done. Which means right now I’m SUPER busy, because I work for a school division and of course school just started.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Helen Skor says:I don’t get much down time, like Skaði, but when I do, I usually visit TS first, then D-listed. Then I go have a cigarette.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Dr. Gunslider says:When I had my cushy desk job in Korea, I just picked up the phone when my commander walked by and implied a conversation with his superior officer about the status reports being late. It worked everytime because my commander never signed off on them when I needed him to. So I got away with a lot. Or, I’d just have my assitant cover for me and tell the commander I was off base for a training meeting while I was in downtown Seoul getting hammered at noon. It’s amazing how far threatening someone’s weekend pass got you in those days.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Chelsea - PETA Protector says:That story makes me want to enlist. Which isn’t surprising since I’m hungover on a Monday–clearly my priorities got shuffled around a little.
I manage a jewelry store, and when I know the owner is going to be there I make a little list of projects to work on to look busy. Restock receipts, polish silver, reorganize gemstones…I did none of this crap when I was at work yesterday, just so I can run around and look effectual for the few hours he’ll be in today.
September 14th, 2009 at 12:26 PM
baby fish mouth says:Me too Chelsea. Thunderhangover.