OFFICE CAMOUFLAGE: STAYING LATE
- posted by Mail Clerk @ 5:08 PM | Permanent Link

This is the first entry in a new series about how to make yourself look like a non-slacker to your bosses and peers...

While the there are some ways to reduce the dreaded twin walls of "8" and "5" (you bastards who start at 9 are damn lucky), you may find that inevitably, you sometimes have to actually be in the office LONGER than that. Never fear, this can be to your advantage. In fact, sometimes, if you have nothing to do immediately that evening, you may want to stay late of your own volition every once in a while. Not to do "work" mind you (one should never do actual work after 5 no matter what), but rather to appear to be willing to work more. Once everyone leaves, you can play on the internet (check out the timing of these posts!), or run around the office, or turn up music real loud, or whatever. But whatever you do, don't stay any more than an hour afterwards and make sure you tell everyone who matters the next day how late you had to stay and "finish up". Granted, you can only pull this so often, but the effect is usually good for a while, image-wise. And as an added bonus, you may find some reduction in traffic*.

*=does not apply to Los Angeles.