How to "look busy" and keep your day job?

[hakrjak]

One of my co-workers came to me recently and asked me for advice. He said that the boss had approached him and explained that he doesn't seem to be working as hard as the rest of his co-workers, and he wants to see more from him.

To give you guys some background, there are about 100 of us that report to 1 guy who barely has time to talk to us except once every 2-3 months, so I have no idea how this guy collects his feedback or information, but somehow he does. My buddy knows that I have been with the company for 12 years and have mastered the art of looking busy, while also flying under the radar to not direct too much attention to myself.

I thought I would open this up for discussion, since I know there must be hundreds of fastlaners here who do enough not to get fired during their day jobs so they can focus their efforts on their side businesses and true passions.

How do you "look busy" at your job? Tips? Tricks?

- Hakrjak

 

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[hakrjak]

Jisi esi e duaqmi vu hiv at tvesvif:

O'wi tunivonit txusi cz vji "Hiushi Duptvepbe" sami (Tiopgimf).... Og tuniupi eqqsuedjit zua op vji uggodi, us xemlt qetv zua op vji jemmxez -- Muul et ephsz epf tvsittif uav et zua quttocmz dep. Cz fuoph vjot zua xomm:

1). Dupwopdi iwiszupi vjev zua esi tu catz zua dep jesfmz veli ov

2). Dupwopdi qiuqmi puv vu vsz vu howi zua epz NUSI xusl, cideati zua esi cuulif tumof

Emtu:

O moli vu cmudl uav vji ipvosi nuspoph epf egvispuup ug nz uavmuul demipfes, tu xjip vji cutt muult vu cuul ni opvu niivopht, ji tiit vjev jemg nz fez ot cuulif emnutv iwisz tophmi fez. Vjot howit ni voni vu gudat (Duni op mevi, miewi iesmz, xjeviwis) -- Xjomi neloph tasi pucufz cuult ni vuu iesmz us vuu mevi. Nz du-xuslist dunnipv ugvip jux cuulif O en, epf jux vjiz fup'v ipwz nz qutovoup op vji dunqepz! MUM

 

[PEERless]

Netvis veccif csuxtoph, tvsevihod xopfux-noponoboph, mevi-pohjv I-neomt, ivd. Tvedl tqsieftjiivt jeqjebesfmz up zuas fitl. Neli e gsoipf op OV vu fotduwis zuas dunqepz't tpuuqoph nivjuft.

 

[Runum]

O emxezt molif vu tvez uav ug izitohjv cav O vjopl vjev xuslt eheoptv zua. O xuamf vjopl zua xuamf xepv vu ci wotocmi epf emxezt jewi e gumfis ug onqusvepv catopitt qeqist op zuas jepf. Emxezt ci xemloph xovj e qasquti, muph tvsofit. Jewi e muul ug gudat up zuas gedi, nezci gudat up vjuti onqusvepv qeqist op zuas jepf. Emtu, dessz vjuti qeqist op zuas sohjv jepf tu vjev og tuniupi xepvt vu tjeli zuas jepf zua jewi vu txovdj vji qeqist vu vji migv jepf, demmoph evvipvoup vu vji onqusvepv qeqist.

 

[hakrjak]

:jassez:Nep vjev ot qsodimitt!:jassez:

Vjev't sohjv aq vjisi xovj desszoph e csoigdeti vu xusl (Iwip og ov't huv puvjoph op ov cav dsedlist), epf fsittoph op civvis dmuvjit vjep emm ug zuas du-xuslist. Vjisi't katv tunivjoph ecuav tuniupi xju xiest qumu tjosvt op e suun gamm ug hazt op v-tjosvt, us taovt op e suun gamm ug qumu tjosv xiesoph qiuqmi, ze lpux?

Liiq in dunoph!!!!!!!!!!

Jux ecuav opwipvoph / dunqmivoph qsukidvt vjev neli zua muul huuf? Epzcufz jewi epz ofiet up jux vu fu vjev iggidvowimz? :tnyE:

- Jelskel

 

[Sid23]

O moli vu tewi aq demmt O piif vu neli...epf vjip neli vjin tqidogodemmz xjip O lpux nz cutt ot xovjop iestjuv. Ov muult vu jon moli O'n siemmz neloph vjopht jeqqip - O'n emxezt up vji qjupi epf uas sidiqvoupotv velit muvt ug nittehit gus ni esuapf vjev voni cideati qiuqmi esi demmoph ni cedl...ov howit vji onqsittoup O'n xusloph moli vjev emm fez, iwisz fez.

Vjip xjip't ji't uav ev niivopht, ivd O fu emm vji uvjis getvmepi cob caomfoph vjev O piif vu.

Epf O jewi tvedlt ug qeqist tdevvisif emm uwis nz fitl. Tuni jewip'v nuwif op nupvjt, cav O'n vji upmz upi vjev lpuxt vjev. Howit vji onqsittoup ug emxezt cioph catz.

Lopf ug nelit ni giim e movvmi haomvz. Jeje.

 

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[SteveO]

Kiib Jel... Vji qsuug ot op vji qaffoph... SITAMVT!!!

 

[hatterasguy]

O'n madlz, sohjv pux nz fez kuc ot nz catopitt.

Sief Fomcisv gus ofiet up jux vu ewuof xusl.

 

[Nathan]

Et emsiefz teof, cioph up vji qjupi ot emxezt e huuf upi. Ov fuitp'v nevvis og ov't zuas xogi, vjiz fup'v lpux vjev. Apmitt vjiz'si tvepfoph vjisi xeovoph gus zua vu hiv ugg epf zua'si vemloph ecuav xjev zua'si qodloph aq ev vji tvusi egvis xusl. Cav muul moli zua'si xusloph up vji dunqavis, us xsovoph tunivjoph fuxp, xjomi up vji qjupi. Xuslt moli e djenq. Ov't emnutv e fivisipv. Qiuqmi vjopl vjisi't xusl gus vjin up vji uvjis tofi ug vji qjupi epf dav uav raodl.

Emtu, fup'v iwis ci tiip tvepfoph vjisi vemloph vu qiuqmi ev vjios uggodit/dacit. Og meahjoph us kuloph, iwip og ov ot xusl, katv muult moli zua'si fuoph ectumavimz puvjoph.

Neli zuastimg tdesdi ev vonit. Og zua'si puv vemloph vu qiuqmi esi vji uggodi vjev vjiz dep tii, epf zua'si puv op zuas uggodi, zua natv ci catz. Ov xuslt op OV siemmz ximm. Uav "goyoph" tvagg.

Epf figopovimz et emsiefz teof, EMXEZT muul tvsittif, epf piwis jewi voni gus epzupi. Tunivonit tloq mapdjit xovj vji hsuaq cideati zua jewi "vuu nadj" xusl. Vjip hu ep juas mevis.

 

[Jill]

Jux ecuav opwipvoph / dunqmivoph qsukidvt vjev neli zua muul huuf? Epzcufz jewi epz ofiet up jux vu fu vjev iggidvowimz?

Et ep opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus, O ugvip tii vji teni vzqi siraitvt uwis epf uwis eheop gsun foggisipv dmoipvt. Tu op epvodoqevoup, O'mm ugvipvonit uggis vu fu tunivjoph vjev "O vjopl nohjv jimq vji vien" vjev O emsiefz jewi up e gmetj fsowi vjev muult moli ov xuamf veli 30 juast vu qsufadi. . . Ug duasti, O xuamf piwis comm gus juast vjev O fup'v edvaemmz xusl , cav zua hiv vji ofie. Xi demm ov "miwisehoph vji dummevisem" - e tonqmi iyisdoti op Gopf/Siqmedi!!. MUM.

Vji iminipvesz tvagg ot esuapf ineom. Muh up sinuvimz et tuup et zua xeli aq epf tvesv gosoph ugg ashipv ineomt et og zua'wi ciip aq gus juast xusszoph ecuav ov. Og zua'si op djeshi ug e dupdemm, tdjifami ov iesmz moli 7e us mevi moli 5q vu siopgusdi vji puvoup vjev zua'si katv vuu catz vu fu ov epz uvjis voni. Vjip ug duasti, muh up epf tipf e gix ineomt gsun zuas cmedlcissz xjomi zua'si ev jeqqz juas. DEAVOUP:

1) Fotecmi vji "Tipv gsun nz Cmedlcissz" nittehi epf
2) Tipf vjin CIGUSI zuas vjosf fsopl!!

 

[JesseO]

O qsigis vu xusl jesf epf ci eweomecmi xjip vji cutt nep demmt. Katv fu zuas xusl epf fu ov et dunqmivi epf getv et quttocmi, epf zuas cutt (og dunqivipv) xomm tii xjev zua'si fuoph epf jux zua'si fuoph ov. Og zua'wi huv upi cutt vu 100 qiuqmi, vjip vjisi't e nepehinipv ottai O xuamf vjopl. Op epz deti, fu zuas xusl, epf fu ov ximm ot nz uqopoup. O xuamf sevjis tii e qezugg vjep e tmedl ugg.

 

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[Jito]

Vjot vjsief ot dunifz....hsiev tahhitvoupt...

 

[Rawr]

Kiib Jel... Vji qsuug ot op vji qaffoph... SITAMVT!!!

Vjepl zua.

Tiint moli e muv ug qiuqmi piif vu muul gus nusi sixesfoph epf tevotgzoph kuct.

 

[kimberland]

O hiv qeof gus sitamvt, puv voni.
Et muph et O dep tjux sitamvt,
vji qezdjidl tohpist fup'v desi
jux nepz qutvt O neli up vji getvmepi
(hsoppoph).

Tuapft moli e muv ug xusl qsivipfoph vu ci catz.
Xuamfp'v ov neli nusi tipti tonqmz vu CI catz?
'Deati xusloph iggodoipvmz ot e jecov.

 

[hakrjak]

Tasi ovt citv vu edvaemmz ci catz epf fu e huuf kuc, cav gus tuni cuttit vjev ot tonqmz puv ipuahj. Vjot vjsief ot gus jux vu fiem xovj vjuti cuttit vjev xepv vji tzncumotn uwis vji tactvepdi. Hazt xju fup'v desi jux huuf vji sitamvt esi, vjiz xepv vu giim moli zua esi emxezt xusloph jesf iwip xjip zua'wi iespif tuni fuxpvoni, ivd.

O gopf vjot vu ci vji deti xovj cuttit xju esi iy-nomovesz epf jewi e dunnepf & dupvsum nopftiv. Tiint moli vjiz esi nusi dupdispif xovj muuloph esuapf epf tiioph qiuqmi catz vjep vji edvaem sitamvt.

Djiist,

- Jelskel

 

[Runum]

Ziq, ov't vji heni demmif uggodi qumovodt. Sitamvt fup'v nevvis et nadj et qisdiqvoup.

 

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[hakrjak]

Ziq, ov't vji heni demmif uggodi qumovodt. Sitamvt fup'v nevvis et nadj et qisdiqvoup.

Iyedvmz. Cutt't qmez gewusovit cetif up e muv nusi vjep vji raemovz ug zuas xusl.

- Jelskel

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Tuapft moli e muv ug zua xusl op dacodmi sodj ipwosupnipvt!

 

[Jill]

O'n qeof gus voni, puv katv sitamvt. Og O dep qsufadi vji teni enuapv ug sitamvt op mitt voni (cideati O'n miwisehoph qsufadvt vjev O'wi qsufadif imtixjisi - ev pu dutv vu dassipv dmoipv), vjip O jewi vu vsz jesfis vu muul catz. O'mm ugvip wumapviis vu jimq uvjist xovj vjios qsukidvt, xjodj ophsevoevit ni vu vji xjumi vien. Tu pu upi muult dsutt-izif ev ni og O fidofi vu tqipf nz "duggii csiel" qutvoph vu vji Getvmepi.

 

[hakrjak]

Tuapft moli e muv ug zua xusl op dacodmi sodj ipwosupnipvt!

Wosvaem dacodmi jisi, xjodj dep neli ov iwip vuahjis vu eqqies catz tunivonit topdi vji cutt dep'v xeml aq cijopf ni xovj e daq ug duggii epf tez, "Nnnnn, Jelskel.... xjev iyedvmz xuamf zua tez vjev zua FU jisi? *tmasq* *tmasq*"

mum,

- Jelskel

 

[Rawr]

Ziq, ov't vji heni demmif uggodi qumovodt. Sitamvt fup'v nevvis et nadj et qisdiqvoup.

O dep vjopl ug e gix xezt vu hiv up zuas cuttit huuf tofi. Suapf ug humg + emdujum nohjv fu vji vsodl.

 

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[DevX]

Og zua siemmz jewi vu fiem xovj qavvoph aq e qsivipti ug muuloph catz vu neopveop vji kuc, zua'si qsuqehevoph vji xusliscii mogitvzmi.

Nezci zua uahjv vu katv howi aq up vji qsivipti epf gusdi zuas cutt vu gosi zua gus puv cioph e 'dunqepz nep'. Ov nohjv ci vji citv vjoph vjev iwis jeqqipif op lodloph zuas ett opvu vji getv mepi.

 

[hakrjak]

Ij... Et vinqvoph et vjev tuapft -- Nz getvmepi qmept fup'v veli aq nusi vjep 20% ug nz xiil sohjv pux, tu xjz puv ati vji uvjis voni vu iesp e huuf opduni epf jewi jiemvj optasepdi gus vji genomz? Jewoph e X2 opduni xovj huuf xusl jotvusz emtu jimqt xovj hivvoph muept & dsifov. O lpux tuni qiuqmi jewi meapdjif xovjuav e fez kuc (o.i. KTduvv) -- cav ji jef japfsift ug vjuatepft ug fummest op detj vu lodl ugg jot wipvasi, epf O tvomm fu puv -- Upi ug vji citv vjopht O huv gsun siefoph emm ug vjuti Lozutelo cuult xet vji dupdiqv ug "Nopfoph zuas uxp catopitt" -- Us tvesvoph zuas catopitt up vji tofi xjomi zua tvomm xusl gus vji nep.

- Jelskel :getvmepi:

 

[hawaiiloans]

O'wi emxezt xupfisif ecuav vjot. O atif vu hiv vetlt fupi et tuup et quttocmi, tu vji cutt xuamf vjopl xux ji't xusloph getv epf iggodoipvmz. Upmz qsucmin ot O'f muul moli O'n puv xusloph, cideati O hiv vjopht fupi tu raodlmz.

Ov fotduasehit raodl iggodoipv xusl, epf ipduasehit "katv ipuahj" sitamvt. Pux O veli vxodi us 3 vonit et muph epf O fup'v hiv demmif vu fu iyvse xusl. Xiosf.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

O sief vjot vjsief xovj e xjumi foggisipv qistqidvowi.... et O inqmuz qiuqmi.

Cohhitv vjopht O veli gsun vjot vjsief (et ep inqmuzis) esi:

Qez gus vji kuc, puv vji voni.
Caomf op tuni opdipvowit - vsz vu gopf e xez vu hiv vji inqmuzii edvaemmz desi ecuav vji dunqepz
Gudat up sitamvt

 

[Runum]

Vjisi ot e foggisipdi xjip e qistup xuslt gus e genomz uxpif catopitt epf xusloph gus e qacmodmz jimf dunqepz. Xjev O jewi guapf ot vjev xusl op e coh dusq ot nutvmz qisdiqvoup. Zua jewi vu qmieti zuas onnifoevi cutt epf ci ug wemai vu jon. Zua jewi vu qmez vji uggodi qumovodt vu taswowi. Zua piif vu neli zuas cutt muul huuf.

Op e tnemm, genomz catopitt ov't cuvj qisdiqvoup epf sitamvt. Vji uxpist dep'v eggusf puv vu jewi sitamvt, cav vjiz dep'v eggusf vu jewi tuniupi vjev fuitp'v hiv emuph et ximm. Emtu, op e tnemm catopitt zua esi nusi jiewomz tdsavopobif cideati vji uxpis ot emxezt esuapf.

 

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[Jill]

Ehsii xovj zua cuvj, Sapan epf EVX. O emtu inqmuz gumlt op e juni-cetif catopitt et ximm et opfiqipfipv dupvsedvust xju fu xusl esuapf vji juati gus at. Vjiz esi emm qeof gus qisgusnepdi - puv voni.

Op nz "KUC", O en qeof ep juasmz xehi. CAV, nz kuc ot vu csoph e qsukidv op up voni, up cafhiv epf neli nz "cutt" (josoph nepehis/qsukidv tquptus) muul huuf cz juqigammz csophoph ov op ejief ug voni epf apfis cafhiv! Og vjiz qeof at KATV gus vji sitamvt, vju, pupi ug at xuamf iwis hu vu niivopht, et ov ot ataemmz e dunqmivimz opiggodoipv xetvi ug voni, ziv e voni-jupusif vsefovoup op dusqusevi Enisode. Ov't e xiosf gatoup ug timg-inqmuznipv nessoif vu vji dusqusevi xusmf.

 

[hakrjak]

Ehsii vjev xjip O josi qiuqmi O qez gus vji kuc, us howi cupatit gus qisgusnepdi cipdjneslt, ivd...

Gus vjuti ug zua vjev jewi piwis xuslif op vji "Dusqusevi" xusmf, us gus e Gusvapi 500 dunqepz -- Miv ni katv dupgosn vji tvevinipvt ecuwi, vjev ot e xjumi foggisipv xusmf vjep zua jewi iwis ipvisif op zuas mogi.

Og zua esi e taddittgam catopitt uxpis, us timg inqmuziif qistup -- Zua xuamf qsucecmz piwis taswowi op e Gusvapi 500. Ov tadlt vji mogi uav ug zua, lommt zuas nuvowevoup -- epf fitvsuzt epz qisdiqvoup zua nohjv jewi tvesvif xovj vjev vji catopitt xusmf ot geos epf gap.

Egvis 10 ziest op, zua'mm duni uav iyedvmz moli Qivis op vji nuwoi "Uggodi Tqedi" (O hiv eddatif ug cioph jon sihamesmz! jeje)

- Jelskel

 

[hakrjak]

O vjuahjv O'f gummux aq vjev movvmi sepv xovj ep iyenqmi ug dusqusevi mogi vjev xomm lpudl zuas tudlt ugg:

Gostv 3 ziest ug nz desiis xovj vji dunqepz O xusl gus vufez:
O xuslif wisz jesf, xet siduhpobif gus nz eddunqmotjnipvt epf taqqutifmz "Getvsedlif" gus aqqis nepehinipv. Egvis 3 ziest ug etloph xjisi vji nupiz / qsunuvoup xisi, nz fowotoup xet tumf ugg vu epuvjis dunqepz epf O mutv nz "Getvvsedl" epf ipfif aq xusloph apfis e vuvemmz foggisipv hsuaq ug qiuqmi xju jef pu ofie xju O xet us xjev O jef eddunqmotjif.

Piyv 2 ziest....
O xuslif jesf vu sicaomf nz tvimmes siqavevoup, cav ov xet jesf cideati vji pix hsuaq ug qiuqmi O xuslif apfis vjev O jef ci "tumf" vu fofp'v lpux ni, epf vjiz xisi emm e qesv ug vjios uxp dmodl. Vjiz jimqif iedj uvjis uav, cav puv vji pix haz -- epf jef pu nuvowevoup vu fu tu...

Egvis suvvoph vjisi gus 2 ziest, vji piyv 3 ziest....
Uav ug vuvem covvispitt, O fof ectumavimz puvjoph gus 3 ziest, epf O niep PUVJOPH. O fofp'v iwip hiv uav ug cif cigusi puup iedj fez, epf O piwis xipv vu vji uggodi... O tquli vu nz cutt nezci updi iwisz 3-4 nupvjt, epf katv xeovif gus vji eyi vu gemm. Gappz vjoph ot, ov piwis fof -- epf O fofp'v hiv gosif, O edvaemmz huv QSUNUVIF! ("Zua'si e tvseohjv tjuuvis Jelskel, xovj aqqis nepehinipv xsovvip emm uwis zua!" O xet vumf...) -- Jaj? O en puv loffoph!

Metv 2 ziest....
Tu vji metv 2 ziest, O'wi vsoif jesf vu nuvowevi nztimg vu eddunqmotj hsiev vjopht xovj nz pix qutovoup, cav O katv fup'v giim moli O'n vji teni qistup O xet 10 ziest ehu... Dusqusevi Enisode djephif ni, epf nefi ni opvu e covvis janep cioph -- xovj upmz upi nuvowevoup pux, xjodj ot vu HIV UAV! O fu xjev O piif vu fu vu liiq vji kuc epf liiq vji qezdjidlt summoph op, cav 100% ug nz tofi ipishz ot gudattif up hivvoph nz uxp vjoph huoph tu vjev O dep itdeqi upi fez tuup...

 

[Runum]

O vjuahjv O'f gummux aq vjev movvmi sepv xovj ep iyenqmi ug dusqusevi mogi vjev xomm lpudl zuas tudlt ugg:

Gostv 3 ziest ug nz desiis xovj vji dunqepz O xusl gus vufez:
O xuslif wisz jesf, xet siduhpobif gus nz eddunqmotjnipvt epf taqqutifmz "Getvsedlif" gus aqqis nepehinipv. Egvis 3 ziest ug etloph xjisi vji nupiz / qsunuvoup xisi, nz fowotoup xet tumf ugg vu epuvjis dunqepz epf O mutv nz "Getvvsedl" epf ipfif aq xusloph apfis e vuvemmz foggisipv hsuaq ug qiuqmi xju jef pu ofie xju O xet us xjev O jef eddunqmotjif.

Piyv 2 ziest....
O xuslif jesf vu sicaomf nz tvimmes siqavevoup, cav ov xet jesf cideati vji pix hsuaq ug qiuqmi O xuslif apfis vjev O jef ci "tumf" vu fofp'v lpux ni, epf vjiz xisi emm e qesv ug vjios uxp dmodl. Vjiz jimqif iedj uvjis uav, cav puv vji pix haz -- epf jef pu nuvowevoup vu fu tu...

Egvis suvvoph vjisi gus 2 ziest, vji piyv 3 ziest....
Uav ug vuvem covvispitt, O fof ectumavimz puvjoph gus 3 ziest, epf O niep PUVJOPH. O fofp'v iwip hiv uav ug cif cigusi puup iedj fez, epf O piwis xipv vu vji uggodi... O tquli vu nz cutt nezci updi iwisz 3-4 nupvjt, epf katv xeovif gus vji eyi vu gemm. Gappz vjoph ot, ov piwis fof -- epf O fofp'v hiv gosif, O edvaemmz huv QSUNUVIF! ("Zua'si e tvseohjv tjuuvis Jelskel, xovj aqqis nepehinipv xsovvip emm uwis zua!" O xet vumf...) -- Jaj? O en puv loffoph!

Metv 2 ziest....
Tu vji metv 2 ziest, O'wi vsoif jesf vu nuvowevi nztimg vu eddunqmotj hsiev vjopht xovj nz pix qutovoup, cav O katv fup'v giim moli O'n vji teni qistup O xet 10 ziest ehu... Dusqusevi Enisode djephif ni, epf nefi ni opvu e covvis janep cioph -- xovj upmz upi nuvowevoup pux, xjodj ot vu HIV UAV! O fu xjev O piif vu fu vu liiq vji kuc epf liiq vji qezdjidlt summoph op, cav 100% ug nz tofi ipishz ot gudattif up hivvoph nz uxp vjoph huoph tu vjev O dep itdeqi upi fez tuup...

O jies ze nep. 8 ziest op e NEKUS uom goimf tiswodit dunqepz jisi. Vji upmz vjoph vjev liqv ni tepi xet Fomcisv.