Looking busy as an unspoken office skill
The name for the behaviour: Task masking
Even leaders admit to pretending
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Why task masking thrives in modern offices
A management problem, not an employee flaw
The cost of pretending
When movement replaces meaning
In a recent Reddit post, a young intern describes his workday that feels less like employment and more like theatre.For the first two weeks, the job was physical and clear. He was outdoors at a pharmaceutical plant, fixing things, moving equipment, walking the site with senior staff. Then, he was moved into an office.Now, he writes, “I sit there for 8 hours and just pretend to be busy.” Most days involve sorting files, openi
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