How To Look Busy At Work - For The Win

Ever wish you could leave the office and get paid for the privilege? Mike Capes is going to teach you how. Tell us in the comments below your tips for how to look busy at work!

[karami]

Who else is in 2017 and wish this guy is still making videos

[_niou]

Walk in the hall aimlessly with a piece of paper in your hand and pen, like you're writing on it. Never gets questioned.

[svenlivingston]

Some ways to kill time
- Always "deliver" something to another department.
- Work it out with a colleague that when your boss asks "where is this" you just say your colleague was going to do it, and then the colleague says the same thing back.
- To get a longer lunch break, excuse -> traffic
- To gain sympathy points, use the same techniques as getting back to at your ex. Put pictures of you and a girl (can be friend) around your area for a while and talk about her and one day, remove them all

[matt]

I used to keep a stack of blank paper with a few sheets of actual paperwork on top right on my desk where everyone could see. I also put my direct line on my cell phone's speed dial so that I could call it if I saw my boss coming and pick it up to look busy. It takes great thinking and work to keep from working.

[GabrielConlledo]

To leave early, say you have to talk to someone at work, go talk with him or her and leave after that. If someone looks for you, they'll say you went to talk to someone, if they ask that person they will confirm it.

[PrimalRampageGaming]

"This tastes like crap!"
"I know, you'd think it'd be so much better for 5$!". - hahaha

[Zillerius]

the coffee thing and the chair jacket idea is brilliant.

[mikiroony]

The coffee part is so brilliant I got to try it.

[fattirevsbud]

Oh I like the Old Jacket still on the chair trick it works just fine also make sure you leave files open on your desk so they can't tell if you're already at work or if you just showed up

[MNprojects]

More people need to know about this guy !!

[zestamaster]

now i can catch my empolyees, thanks made man.

[Bandiit]

more mike capes i used to watch this channel for the tips and the how to's but then it stopped and im like glad your still making vids.

[delltv]

Here's how I look crazy busy :-

Pile on extra books, files and sheets of paper on your table to make yourself look crazy busy.

Always be carrying something in both your hands when you're moving around, be it a file, a book, your coffee mug, the newspaper.

When someone tries to talk to you or even call you, make it look like you can only talk to that person for a minute. Fidget. Gaze back and forth at something. Look at your watch. Look at your phone. And exit ASAP.

[TheFezzik]

I use the light on at the desk. You have to make sure you don't always leave it on, but when you need to step out, leave it on. Also two monitors works well. Lastly use a phone headset, and one plugged into your computer. People don't pay close enough attention to see if you are listening to music or talking on the phone.

[SavageListener]

If you do a screen shot of computer 'work' such as company email, spreadsheets, data entry, etc. and use it as your desktop wallpaper your lock screen will look like you just left for a minute or you can close your web browser and look like you are 'working' when someone walks in. Also keep your desk a little cluttered.

[skipperspeedy]

Have many sheet's of complex looking documents spread around your desk and on your pc, your sleeves rolled up and a pen tucked onto your ear. If anyone asks you to do anything just say your swamped! BAM!

[MissClarinda]

I have a big office where I work by myself, but bosses can walk by and people can walk in. I usually just clean a lot when things are calm, and see what stuff I can keep and which stuff is scrap material. And walking fast down the hallways, hehehe.

[michaelcapes]

Glad to be back, nice to hear I was missed! I missed you guys as well! @themikecapes

[DamnItsthatjoshguy]

Walk around if you work in retail, also stand next to customer if they're shopping with else so it look's like you're interacting with them!

[helmuth]

The jacket trick always works, or just have an extra bag, so people think you are still there