Friday afternoons at work... if the boss is in...
Attempt to look busy by frowning and striding purposefully around your office/other place of work with a piece of paper in your hand.

You can ocassionally change this piece of paper for an empty box/file/etc., be creative.

One word of warning, though; do not carry around a BLANK piece of paper, then it becomes obvious that you're slacking.
(Lucoire tutted and shook her head in disbelief on, Thu 6 Aug 2009, 13:43, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Back in my student days working at McDonalds
My mate used to do that with cleaning equipment. If you were assigned to 'lobby', it meant sweeping and mopping the eating areas, wiping tables, emptying the bins and so on. Utmost tedium for several hours

He perfected the art of being able to do sod all for ages. Sit in the downstairs cleaning cupboard for 5 mins. Get a broom, carry it through the kitchen up the back stairs. Come back down 5 mins later with a cloth, give it a rinse go back upstairs. Come back down the front stairs with a mop etc etc.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 6 Aug 2009, 16:43, Reply)

Many moons ago
when I worked in theatre I used to do the same with a spanner.

Wlso, in a previous desk based job, I perfected the art of sleeping sitting up with a pen in my hand.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sun 9 Aug 2009, 20:44, Reply)

I *am* the boss
I shall now be conducting spot checks on all paper carried on Friday afternoon.

Thanks for the head's-up.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 18 Aug 2009, 13:18, Reply)