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Herbal Kint

Herbal Kint

The devil is in the details
We all have our go to's when we want to look busy. Some even take as much work as doing your actual job, but it's still the principal at heart.

What have been your favorite tactics for looking productive but doing absolutely nothing?
 
i keep papers and sticky notes everywhere

multiple programs and tabs open....mostly spreadsheets and work apps

my position has always been kinda loose, so its never really a problem

I take my earbuds out when people come in my office, but I even leave this shit open now
 
My boss at my first corporate job was really unorganized: either I would have tons of stuff to do or nothing, with no middle ground. However, the company had a lot of people working in management that would be constantly patrolling the office. If they caught you slacking off, even rightfully so, you risked trouble.

It got to the point that on days when I had nothing to do I would print out some huge document, walk it over to the recycling bin and dump that sh*t.

Multiple times a day
 
i've posted and played storm ops 3 for whole days during slow times
 
I remember when I used to work at this tire warehouse over 10+ years ago. The warehouse was big af but only about 8 people worked inside the warehouse while 6 worked in the office including the manager. When I got done with my tire orders, I used to hide in their tracker tire aisle and go to sleep in one of the tires until one of my cool coworkers call my phone. I used to keep a clipboard on me with blank paper on it, so when I step outside my hiding spot and the manager or supervisor on the floor, then I used to walk around with that clipboard with a pencil and looking up like I was counting inventory the entire time lol
 
I carry around a clipboard and pen and if I see somebody comin’ while I’m actually fuckin’ around I start to write on tha paper...I usually write “I’m not really writing shit muthafucka!!” over and over again lol
 
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LMAO!!!!!!

yooo..my wife says this shit all the time when she comes home.
im on the laptop and she always saying "are you still pretending to work?"


LMAO

the timing of this is incredible..
but let me find out
 
Never pretend I'm just reliable enough when it counts I can fuck off when it don't and my bosses will look the other way.



Niggas legit be getting mad cause they get shit for trying to do the shit I constantly be doing but my tact and sense of timing are second to none. I tell niggas all the time work smarter not harder. I'm also at my best under pressure which is big in my industry so niggas can't really be mad at me cause they depend on me and 9 times out of 10 I'm coming through.
 
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I feel like you have to be strategic about getting stuff done too

I'll look at a task sometimes and save it for a day when I don't want to talk to my boss or as a method of not doing something else
 
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there's definitely a method

8 years in....I know what to do and when for my day to go smooth

I get shit done in waves and purposely create free time, at the right times of the day
 
You office folks are weird. You're already just sitting there, the fuck you need a break from?

Easiest way to get out of doing productive shit on a job site is either take a long shit break or smoke a cigarette. Shit break can buy you as long as 20 mins if you're an old head. You can milk a smoke break for close to 10 mins with a little effort.

I hear it's even better for the union guys but Im not at that level yet.
 
LUClEN said:
You office folks are weird. You're already just sitting there, the fuck you need a break from?

Easiest way to get out of doing productive shit on a job site is either take a long shit break or smoke a cigarette. Shit break can buy you as long as 20 mins if you're an old head. You can milk a smoke break for close to 10 mins with a little effort.

I hear it's even better for the union guys but Im not at that level yet.
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Mental breaks are necessary

And fuck what you talkin bout, I’ll routinely be on a “shit break” for 30-45 min
 
Rubato said:
Mental breaks are necessary

And fuck what you talkin bout, I’ll routinely be on a “shit break” for 30-45 min
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I'm too important to just disappear for that long. Cant be doing that shit if the crew is trying to leave the job site before 4pm.
 
Rubato said:
Mental breaks are necessary

And fuck what you talkin bout, I’ll routinely be on a “shit break” for 30-45 min
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I feel like if I'm gone that long folks will just assume I'm nodding off or slamming the ham

NH
 
I switch b/t screens...then go to email...then back to screens.

The whole time...I look like I'm thinking hard about something. Like I'm trying to figure something out. Lol
 
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