KOKKARAKKO GUMMANGO

Ever wondered if you had to do this? Yes. Definitely. If  anyone  says that  they do work full time @ office or even have work for whole day on all the days they come to office  , I am not to believe them . (நம்ம கிட்டயேவா ? நாம எவ்வளோ பாத்துருப்போம்)

The following tips are relevant in both good and bad times . But lets see  how they come in handy in both situations?

1. In bad times: companies look for the best opportunity to get rid of so called "not so key resources" that are considered to perform under the standards or rather who dont trumpet around that they are busy. . If you want to keep your job in times like these,you do need  to appear busy at the office even if you don't have a lot to do at the moment.

2. In good times: Well market is good. Every company wants to give hike . So even if you dont have much to do., invent some work and show yourself busy. let people assume you have lot to do and you slog , so that you get rewarded better. An addl % will always help :-)

I saw a nice article by a guy which I will reproduce after putting my own ideas:

Some work ethics to be followed to show yourself busy:

--Never pick the phone in first ring

-- If its boss calling, just ask for a second and pretend to talk over another line and talk about project related stuff for few minutes and then get back to the boss.

-- Never walk slowly . Always walk faster and look to be engrossed in something.. (Even better if you seem to look  as though you are to solve a major international crisis and waiting to meet Oabama to talk about the plan . )

-- Have seperate people to chit-chat away from cubicle locations. Other building is better . You can slip away have your chat/coffee and come back and pose busy as usual.

-- Always carry a notepad/paper in hand .

-- Never go for lunch during regular lunch hours. People should wonder when you actually eat.

-- Arrive to meetings atleast 2-3 mins late or join conference calls a 2 mins later than everyone has joined.

-- Its a blessing in disguise  if there is a Technical mailing list in the company. Either ask a very difficult technical question or spend time /search for answer to answer someone's difficult question.

--There will be some bakra juniors or people who try to get into the technology which you already  fortunately know. Make a case for a group training . Book a room . Keep lectuing about the subject. You may even score some brownie points with your manager.

-- Never accept any work given by boss (addl work) easily. Say that you are already tightly held with multiple xyz activities but tell him you will put some extra time and complete. No one knows what you do anyway.

 

NOTE: All the above are required to be followed with caution and based on need. Doing all/multiple to a large extent could harm your credibility. Also usual disclaimers apply. May not work for all people in all situations.

Now coming to the professional advice that I found on internet:

 

Step 1  Be sure to look all the time at your monitor. If you maintain the outer appearance of concentration, nobody will notice that you are writing a post on your blog, playing a game, or checking the latest sports results. Try not to be very sociable with your co-workers when sitting at the computer, in order to maintain the impression of hard and concentrated work.

Step 2  Secondly, keep your desk untidy. This will be a hint for everyone that you are too busy to clean your desk. Try to have pens, spreadsheets and other printed papers on your desk all the time. You can even have glasses and cups on the desk as a sign you are too busy to clean them up.

Step 3  You should eat at your desk. It doesn't matter you have just eaten out. Try to have some food on the desk and leave it there for as long as possible to create the impression you had no time to deal with things like cleaning the work area. This will be a sign that you are a keeper as well as a player. Don't go overboard and leave your desk a pigsty, but take a little longer to clear your food away.

Step 4  Next, open several applications on your desktop that you are supposed to use for your work. Keep them running even if you don't use them all the time. You also need to make sure that the company is not monitoring the activity of the employees -- some employers run programs that monitor everything each employee does on the computer. Before browsing the Internet and chatting with your family and friends, learn the company's policy on the use of the Internet. Do not risk anything if you are not sure of the consequences.

Happy acting !!!!!