An office worker gives an intro on how to pretend busy at work

Welcome to my crash course in looking wildly productive. Rule one: hammer the keys like you’re coding the next moon landing—meaningless, but loud. Rule two: keep a rainbow spreadsheet always on-screen; bosses love colors. Rule three: every ten seconds, throw in an urgent head-nod at the monitor. Rule four: when the boss drifts past, side-eye them while triple-clicking random cells. And if they linger, mutter buzzwords—“synergy”, “pipeline”, “bandwidth”—then sigh heroically. Finally, at 4:59, push back your chair, rub your temples, and whisper, “another day saved”. Congratulations—you are now officially busy.