Some employees are guilty of coffee badging, or even jiggling their mouses to look active while working remotely. But even when they’re being productive on the job, there are a few tasks that could be ...

USA, — As more companies push employees back into the office in 2025, remote job opportunities are becoming harder to find — and scammers are taking advantage of it, according to the FBI. Consumer ...

Task masking is everywhere. Employees walking around holding laptops, typing unnecessarily loudly, making important-sounding calls to nobody. They've mastered the art of looking busy while doing ...

Peterson, cofounder of the Work Itself Group, and Nielson, cofounder of the Ascent Group, seek to answer why people spend so much time doing so little real work—what they term a “fake” work phenomenon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you're at work, it's tempting to make it look like you're drowning in tasks, even when you're not. We've all been there, ...

When you're at work, it's tempting to make it look like you're drowning in tasks, even when you're not. We've all been there, trying to appear busy when the workload is light or the motivation is low.