Ways to avoid your boss.

Since it is Friday and nobody wants to do any real work I figured I would post the following tips that should allow you to draw the least amount of attention to yourself and do as little work as possible.  Enjoy

1. Do your Work- This is possibly the most important and easiest way to have your boss avoid you.  If you start slacking off and don’t finish your work or complete your tasks, your boss will be breathing down your neck and you’ll always be on his mind.
2. Have a look out (prairie-dog) – this is one of the most underrated and effective ways to know if your boss is coming.  If your office is in prime location to be the prairie-dog then great.  If not, you must have someone you can trust to be a good lookout.  A good prairie-dog can save you from getting caught surfing the internet, playing office games, or sleeping.  Never underestimate the value of a good look out.
3. Always carry around a pad of paper and pen – I learned this trick from a boss I had.  He used this method when he was working with another company to avoid being given busy work.  If you are walking to the break room or to a friend’s office you should always carry a pen and pad of paper.  This will make you look like you are busy or working on something, even if you are walking around aimlessly just to waste time.  If you are caught walking around wasting time without a pen and pad of paper you look like you have nothing to do and will most likely be asked to do a worthless task.
4. Leave a small insignificant task always undone so you technically have something to do if asked – how many times has your boss asked you what are you working on?  Or, if you have any work to do?  If you strategically leave small tasks undone, you will always have something to do, thus avoiding busy work being handed down to you.
5. Strategically time your lunch – this is CRUCIAL for avoiding the boss.  It is important that you wait for your boss to go to lunch before you do if you want to make it work.  It may take a little while until you have an idea of when your boss goes to lunch and comes back from lunch.  Once you have the timing figured out you are good to go.  If you have an hour lunch break and your boss goes to lunch at 11am and comes back around 12pm, you need to leave at around 11:45am and come back at 12:45pm.  This will decrease the overall time you will see your boss in a workday.  If you want to get a little crazy, you can take your lunch at 11:15am and not come back until 12:45pm.  You boss will assume you left right before noon because he was gone and you in turn get a longer lunch and less time with your boss.
6. Save the drama– don’t be the office gossip or the drama queen of the office.  This will draw attention towards yourself thus increasing the time you will be on your boss’s mind and in the limelight.