I absolutely detest it. Sometimes at work there is nothing to do but you find yourself "pretending" to be doing something productive when your actually just killing time.
You don't want to be caught by your boss because your afraid he might give you more work, then when things do get busy you get overwhelmed.
Having to "look busy" is just terrible. This is especially true for people who work for wages and get paid by the hour instead of a salary.
Has this ever happened to you? How do you deal? What are your experiences?
2007-01-11 16:06:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Oh yeah, I hate that feeling!!
There is only so much you can do to "pretend" you are working and then it eventually becomes obvious that there is nothing to do! I just go on ebay and when the boss comes around I quickly switch the window... hahaha!!! But seriously though, I would rather be busy than not do anything all day.
2007-01-11 16:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a Teacher Assistant for 18 years and had no problem keeping busy, sometimes I came in early and stayed late to get every thing done.
When I worked in the school cafeteria(before), also I was a cook in a couple of restaurants, there was always something to clean.
I was a Nurses Aide In my early years, during High School, and a few times through the years since, I would sit and visit with the patients, if I had my work done.
2007-01-11 16:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by kayboff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that's happened to me often. It's much worse though when they pretend to pay you. I have a things I have to do that always make it look like I'm busy. Also, I keep a "work window" open at all times on my desktop since I work on computer all day. Whenever I hear somebody coming up, switch to the work window and look busy.
2007-01-11 16:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by Thegustaffa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 13:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never happens to me. I'm salaried and I regularly work longer than 8 hours a day. I would hate to have to do busy work; it would be soul destroying.
2007-01-11 16:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...Working in the fire station you had to at 8am look like you were doing something, anything...Heck you could be napping, who knows if you will get any sleep at night, with all the calls...It sucked if you hadn't had any sleep in a couple of days...
2007-01-11 16:12:51 · answer #6 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! i know the exact feeling that you are talking about. i would rather have actual work to do than sit there and pretend to be working. i can relate to all of your points. its so frustrating!!
2007-01-11 16:18:07 · answer #7 · answered by A-Doll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This just happened to me today! Funny you should ask. I had to "look busy" so I wouldn't get overloaded with work. Hee hee.
2007-01-11 16:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heh. Yeah, but I've had worse problems.
2007-01-11 16:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...it is so boring to waste time like that.
2007-01-11 16:15:55 · answer #10 · answered by November 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋