How to be a smart ass at the office.

I just got out from trouble just now. I was walking into it without even realizing. You know how some people are so jealous of you because you are free at the office while they are working like hell, so they will pass up some of the work to you. Well not that i am lazy or uncooperative, but i have some work to do as well. Furthermore that is the nature of your job, that is the MAIN OBJECTIVE your unit/dept. exist. So deal with it. Ggrr..........

So today i'm going to share a few tips on how to be a LLBP (looks like busy person) at the office.

Note: I'm still trying to upgrade my PhD knowledge on this and ways on improving it. So this is just a basic raw idea on how to save your ass from all the irrelevant job. I got this ideas from books and personal experience.

Number 1

Your table no matter small or big must never be organized. Put all the letters, faxes etc although what you are doing might not be relevant with all the documents around your table. I know that some of you might be Personality A Type, you can always clean it up and sort out the junk say 10 minutes before you leave the office. Remember to always pile up document at your table and make sure people can view it. The higher the better. This is what i called the mini skirt theory.

Number 2

When you are going to your friends place to do some gossiping or to talk about Manchester United or to talk about the latest handbag you bought or to talk about cute guy from the abc department, please oh please bring along a pen and paper, but not a blank paper ok, bring a letter, reports. So whenever people ask you what you are doing you can say you are discussing about that letter. You will definitely look busy running around here and there asking for some info/advice.

The actual description of this picture that i found in internet: "2 women in office pointing to computer, smiling and looking surprised". I am sure they are not looking at some graph chart.

Number 3

All of us knew that we really love to surf the internet during office hours. Well afraid no more for we can surf as long as we want. The secret is to minimise you word or excel and when your boss suddenly enter your pathetic cubicle to order you to do something, you can always maxmise it and pretend that you are actually drafting/updating letters, reports etc. You need to be on standby mode baby!

Number 4

When people ask you whether you are free or not, what are you doing? Never never say you are enjoying your time without doing nothing. Never tell them you feel like you're in Bahamas drinking fruit juice while sunbathing. So, just say you are busy BUSY BUSY. Tell them your workload and if you don't do it right now, your company will go bankcrupt. The world will end. Th earth will stop spinning.

Number 5

When someone tried to talk to you, you must always reply them impatiently. Give the 'i'm busy can't you see it' look.

'I don't have time for this!' look.

In conclusion, i can't believe you guys are really reading my crap. Don't take it seriously but this is what i usually will do when i'm having a free time at the office. Well most of the time, i'm pretty busy.

So,

if you are really busy at the office then this post will totally be no use to you.