32 Work Posts for Employees Who’ve Perfected Looking Busy While Doing Nothing

Forty hours a week was a cute idea back when most people were doing factory shifts and couldn't exactly sneak off to scroll Reddit. But in today's office world, half that time is just sitting at your desk pretending to look "engaged" while your brain is already somewhere else. Open a spreadsheet, click around with great intensity, and suddenly you've bought yourself another hour of appearing productive without actually doing anything. It's an art form, really.

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