How I heard about this is the guy with the clipboard is a friend of mine. He was just cutting through the middle school grounds on his way home from work, and so that guy complained to him about us having our dogs. So he just played along. It’s so true when you carry a clipboard people think you work there. I’ve used the clipboard trick myself a number of times. I try very hard to choose times to run on that track when there aren’t many people. My dog needs exercise too!! We let them off leash if we are the only ones there. Vipey usually drops a deuce on her way there so that is rarely an issue.
Even without a clipboard, I tell the new hires to always at least have a notepad or some papers in their hand when they walk around the office. It makes them look “purposeful”. Cheers!
Nowadays they can go all star trek and walk around with their ipads looking important. Even if they are only playing angry birds as they walk around.
I had a guy thinking I was a waiter asking me to bring him some water. AND I was at my SISTER’s wedding. I guess I shouldn’t carry a clipboard unless I want people wanting me to do stuff for them.
Why were you carrying a clipboard at your sister’s wedding?
I’ll have to try that clipboard trick. I used to just carry a sheath of papers around whenever I chose to goof off, but a clipboard just seems more important. 🙂
A SHEATH of papers George?
Those must be pretty dangerous papers to need a sheath. I think the word you were looking for was ‘sheaf’
I’ve never heard that term applied to paper either.
What a Hip-O-Crit. I remember when I was an electrician in the Navy. At sea if you never had much work on a good trick was to wander around with a clipboard & your toolbag & it always looked like you were busy doing something important.