re: Fake it until you make it....

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Just always put up a good front, have a good attitude..then go back to your desk mumbling, frick that shite.

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You don't have to put up a good front as long as you put up the right front based on your specific circumstances. Most people want to be surrounded by people who are like themselves. If that means acting in a way in which you are not proud, you should probably find a new company or accept your limited upward mobility.

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look busy , carry papers and walk with a purpose.

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Wear a suit and walk with a purpose.

It's amazing how far these two things alone will get you.

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look busy , carry papers and walk with a purpose.

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Coztanza's Ten Commandments of Looking Busy at Work:

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1. Never walk without a document in your hands: People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings. People with nothing in their hands look like they’re heading for the cafeteria. People with a newspaper in their hand look like they’re heading for the toilet. Above all, make sure you carry loads of stuff home with you at night, thus generating the false impression that you work longer hours than you do.

2. Use computers to look busy: Any time you use a computer, it looks like “work” to the casual observer. You can send and receive personal e-mail, chat and generally have a blast without doing anything remotely related to work. These aren’t exactly the societal benefits that the proponents of the computer revolution would like to talk about but they’re not bad either. When you get caught by your boss–and you *will* get caught–your best defense is to claim you’re teaching yourself to use new software, thus saving valuable training dollars.

3. Messy desk: Top management can get away with a clean desk. For the rest of us, it looks like we’re not working hard enough. Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. To the observer, last year’s work looks the same as today’s work; it’s volume that counts. Pile them high and wide. If you know somebody is coming to your cubicle, bury the document you’ll need halfway down in an existing stack and rummage for it when he/she arrives.

4. Voice Mail: Never answer your phone if you have voice mail. People don’t call you just because they want to give you something for nothing–they call because they want YOU to do work for THEM. That’s no way to live. Screen all your calls through voice mail. If somebody leaves a voice mail message for you and it sounds like impending work, respond during lunch hour when you know they’re not there – it looks like you’re hardworking and conscientious even though you’re being a devious weasel.

5. Looking Impatient and Annoyed: According to George Costanza, one should also always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.

6. Leave the office late: Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around. You could read magazines and storybooks that you always wanted to read but have no time until late before leaving. Make sure you walk past the boss’ room on your way out. Send important emails at unearthly hours (e.g. 9:35pm, 7:05am, etc.) and during public holidays.

7. Creative Sighing for Effect: Sigh loudly when there are many people around, giving the impression that you are under extreme pressure.

8. Stacking Strategy: It is not enough to pile lots of documents on the table. Put lots of books on the floor etc. (thick computer manuals are the best).

9. Build Vocabulary: Read up on some computer magazines and pick out all the jargon and new products. Use the phrases freely when in conversation with bosses. Remember: They don’t have to understand what you say, but you sure sound impressive.

10. MOST IMPORTANT: DON’T email this to your boss by mistake!!!

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Those people will level out quickly. If you talk to CEOs, most will tell you to grind in the field to learn what your business actually does. There is no substitute for experience.

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That's because those CEO's want you to think they worked for it rather than just faking it, heck they want to believe that too, but they faked it and were in the right place at the right time just as much and more than the next guy.

Kiss it where you miss it...

Absolutely. I've forgotten more about my business than most of my bosses will ever know. I just never had the desire to move up. I just declined a promotion. Too much bullshite and politics involved.

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Yep. Charisma >>> talent

The faster you walk and more irate look you have on your face the more they will assume you are very busy and leave you alone.