Scrolling through TikTok has become a daily ritual for millions of people looking for something better; a new income stream, ...

Tech workers have been accused of "resting and vesting" in the past. Experts say the fake work claims are part of a larger issue of poor management.

(WHTM) — With so many people working from home, it’s important to look out for scammers offering fake work-from-home jobs. Here are some red flags to watch out for. Jobs are harder to find in 2025, ...

"Fake work," as consultants Brent Peterson and Gaylan Nielson define it in their 2009 book of the same name, is "effort under the illusion of value." The crimes, they wrote, include pointless meetings ...

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 ...

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.

From Fake Work: How I Began to Suspect Capitalism Is a Joke, which was published in June by Haymarket Books. About three months into my first job, I began keeping my own records. My idea but an ...

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 ...