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Tech Tips for Looking Busy at Work

by Joshua Fruhlinger on May 31, 2007 at 02:00 PM

Tech Tips for Slacking at Work

Block Time in Your Outlook Calendar

In the ubiquitous world of your office's Outlook Calendar, in which everyone can see your schedule, you're often judged by how many blocks of time you have scheduled in your day. The beautiful thing is that most people only see blocks of time rather than actual meetings. So, in order to look busy, just schedule a meeting for yourself. No one will be able to schedule you at that time, and, for those who can access your meeting names, come up with something creative like "Research for Q3." Then take the rest of the day off.

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