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Here's how I tricked my boss into thinking I was a super productive overachieving employee...
@alister.shirazi
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Why it worked
The video uses a relatable, high-stakes 'work-from-home' trope combined with a humorous, self-deprecating twist that subverts expectations.
Summary
A creator humorously outlines a five-step plan to automate work tasks using Python to appear productive while sleeping. The video ends with the punchline that the final step is getting fired.
Structure
- 1Introduction of the premise
- 2Step 1: Auto-launching apps
- 3Step 2: Automated morning greeting
- 4Step 3: Mouse jiggling for activity
- 5Step 4: Automated busy response
- 6Step 5: The consequence of getting fired
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Here's how I tricked my boss into thinking I was a super productive overachieving employee...
Step 1: use a python bot to auto-launch my work apps at 7:46 AM
Step 2: use a python bot to send a “good morning” message in work chat at 8 AM
Step 3: use a python bot to jiggle the mouse to keep work chat active all day
Step 4: use python to respond to any workchat message with “hey! Give me a minute, super busy!”
Step 5: get fired
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I love wfh #techtok #career #wfh #learntocode #codingbootcamp #computerscience #pythonprogramming #programmer #coder #automate #SpotlightAPI
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