Are you every good at looking busy? What is your tactics? What is it you should be or should have been doing? What's the greatest amount of time you've spent looking busy??!

JDInteractive said:

I generally frown at the computer screen or mutter something about excel formulas

JDInteractive said:

remember the episode where mr.burns covers for homer...and he trys to look busy everytime someone walks in the room?

jami0mckay said:

I also frown at the screen and shuffle papers. Sometimes just to spice things up I have a peek in my drawer looking for something and then maybe go for an aimless wander.

JDInteractive said:

do you do the add up some random numbers on a calculator thing?

jami0mckay said:

I dont work in accounts so they'll never buy that.

JDInteractive said:

they may, it will make u look important that you have to add up stuff thats so complicated you can't do it in your head

People always think i'm busy til they see this giveaway purple screen

LittleSmedley said:

can you turn the colour down until it looks black and white?

ZombieKitten said:

i'll give it a go

LittleSmedley said:

until they come up with the alternative excel-look org

LittleSmedley said:

..and the laugh out louds wont help either..

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REDBABY said:

that's what gives me away.

oh my GOD, I got the giggles during work yesterday after watching ross noble on youtube. SO awkward.

REDBABY said:

as a result of this post I have now ordered Laugh Out Loud by Wendy Bagwell from Amazon.

frown at screen
shuffle papers
go through my hear
pick up phone - put it down again
mumble from time to time

major giveaway -> Imago's avatar ... turns the whole org NSFW