PVN Anthology V
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- Jaline0
I should write the 101 on this:
01. Have your AA schedule you various recurring meetings throughout the week, complete with room off of your floor even if its just you in the room working like you usually do - just not at your desk.
02. Hold off on hitting "send" on some e-mails, instead wait until you get home from work and then send them out at odd off-business hours.
03. Provide your mobile phone as the best way to get a hold of you, outside of e-mail as you are rarely at your desk, "because of all the meetings I'm in."
04. Never complain about work load. If you say you have nothing to do, you're going to have it. If you act like you are swamped and you are not, you may get resources sent your way.
05. Keep odd hours. Never come into the office at the same time every day, never leave at the same time everyday. The second someone gets on your routine, is the second someone knows what you are doing, or at least when you should be doing it. Also, never park in the same place every day either.
06. Walk around with your laptop constantly as if you are coming, or going from meetings.
07. In actual meetings, always either come in late or leave early. Reason being? You are needed elsewhere, time is money.
08. If you can help out with someone, let them know. Usually unless they are really breaking their backs they will never accept but appreciate the offer an will remember said offer... say for when you don't feel like doing work and are acting like you are swamped.
09. Talk down to your boss/superiors and up to your peers. This may sound weird, but holding the people above you in some slight bit of contempt makes them think you know what you are talking about, and by building up confidence in your peers makes them more susceptible to do what you want later.
10. Become "friends" with everyone you work with, no matter their position, and smile all day long while being courteous. The whole time never giving anyone any personal-personal information that could come back to haunt you at the wrong time. That breeds gossip, which usually innocently comes out as a response of, "Hey where is Jerome and why haven't I seen him all week?"
You want their answer to be work based and since they are your friend they will unknowingly make a valid alibi:
"I'm sure I've seen him around, he was sending e-mails at 2 this morning for Christ's Sake."
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