This is why roads take 20 years to make 💀

23 years working in industry, I approve this message. And if anybody ask you what you're doing all you have to say is "Oh hey you guys got a few minutes?" And boom suddenly they're busy and leave you alone

My 8 years of construction, this makes me realize I did more than I should've

Forgot one... when the tape is out, there is no doubt. As long as your tape is extended, your gonna get commended. Just random measuring with a frustrated face. Works everytime 👍

I've found that actually being busy makes the day go by much faster than when I just act busy

Glad to hear Tacklebox is still out there killin it! 🙂

You forgot the old roll up the extension Chord and then walk across the job site unroll it -then repeat over and over

I worked for a major construction company stright out of high school and climbed the ladder fairly fast and my project manager who was also a family friend taught me these skills at a young age. Another great trick is to always have the roll of prints with you and have 2 or 3 friends just stand and stare at the plans while you bs for 2 hours lol

I love sitting in a corner of the job site just smacking my hammer on stuff while making grunting noises. The more grunts the "harder your working"

I used to work with a guy who would “walk nowhere with a purpose” Did it like 5 times a day 10 Minutes across the job site and back So funny 🤣

i used to manage the warehouse at a circuit city. one day i decided i wanted to get out of the warehouse for awhile. so i taped two empty cardboard boxes to a dolly. put on a back brace and gloves and just walked on the floor for like 4 hours...playing video games. watching demo movies, etc. no one ever caught on. the store manager even came up to me and said "man you have been working your ass off today"

As a former tradesman, I highly recommend the 50 count box of Dunkin’ munchkins. Coming back late with a dozen donuts looks like your milking, and not everyone will want an entire donut; but most munchkin’s are grab and go; and everyone will have at least one; or two, or Five.

i'm a big fan of standing at the top of a ladder with my head in the ceiling and doing some meditating

Pro tip: Just stand in a random room with the blueprints and look at the ceiling, then the prints and repeat. After about 30 mins move rooms. Anyone asks what you’re doing, “I was double checking some stuff”. I’ve killed many days this way.

This works in a big company try it in a company of 3 or 5 guys and it’s WAY more of a challenge lol

Your crew has been building that same apartment for like, what, 3 years?

The YMCA of looking busy, hoooooolllyyyyy shit this man just struck gold!! Classic!

I started at a new company a little over a year ago and they joked about how if you really want to look busy to do laps around the job site with a forklift. Now days, I realize that it’s a legit thing.

“measure 15-17 times… and then don’t even cut” 😂😂😂

"measure 15 to 17 times. Don't even cut it" That seriously made me laugh out loud.

I used to carry around a empty yellow paint can so it looked like I was painting the safety polls at a ice plant I worked at

“Not now tacklebox” 😂

As someone who has worked in construction this is 100% accurate!! Only thing he forgot is to constantly look at the Blueprints for a long period of time pretending you know what your doing!!!😂😂

I don't know whether to like the video because it's accurate, or dislike it because you're contributing to the POS's I work with daily.

Trust me if you actually keep yourself busy the day goes way faster

“Measured 17 times bud didn’t cut” can’t wait to use this one on Monday. 👍

The more angry you seem, the less likely people are to want to ask questions.

I mean we aren’t hurting for houses around here because Ottawa is always on it’s way outwards. In this scenario I do prefer to put that effort into doing the job right and efficiently so we always stay the first choice for contracts moving forward.

driving under the speed limit got me out of a history test in high school. had a dentist appt in the morning and i definitely could have made it back to school in time for the start of the period but decided to drive cautiously and walked in just five minutes before the class was over. scheduled my make up time for the end of the week and had three extra days to study, plus i could ask my friends what content was worth the bigger point questions.

Here's one from our boys that Sham proudly in the military; Grab a clipboard, a pen, and start walking about. Write stuff down that might seem important for later, but isn't. Y'know, like... "Tacklebox: 2nd Time". People'll ask, "What does that mean, 2nd time?" Then you hit 'em with the "Not important for you to know." If its a boss-man? "I'm keeping track of his progress and any mistakes he's making, so we can help him on it at the end of the year". If you think a year is too much, try "finished on the job site". Boss-man'll probably think that's a good idea, and I'm sure Tacklebox or anyone else you're "monitoring" will fuck up at some point to justify your "2nd time". If the job goes on for long enough, you may never even need to bring this shit up again. Oh, another I remembered! Grab a few pieces of paper with some important-looking bullshit on it. Spreadsheet, a bunch of other shit, just stuff that looks important. Then? Look *PISSED* and I mean it. Be stomp-walking, maybe swear a few times, especially when you know nobody is looking, but someone might be listening... And then find a place that you can go into that has no way to look inside or something... And go in. Maybe scout it beforehand. Some part of the building that's finished, or apart of the job site that nobody ever goes into... You'll know it well enough if you never see anyone go into it. Use other methods to stick around nearby, to see who goes into it, and at what times. Try and scout it for a week, if your job site is gonna go for months longer. THEN, once you have your spot, your papers, and your pissed off look? March in there, close the door behind you loudly, and... Take a nap. If you can, lock the door.

I knew a guy who would come up to me before picking something up, and whisper “don’t work us out of a job” and I realized quick that it helps to ask for a hand sometimes 😂

Dude, you can’t give away our secrets like this!!! I got thru 27 years of construction like this

I always walked around with the grinder, impact or chipping hammer while acting like I was looking for something. On days when I was hungover, I actually probably only worked like 20-40 minutes on those days.

Man don't be giving out all my secrets 😂😂

The amount of times I've done the frown walk on site LOLOL that killed me

I work in the industry. I knew exactly what you were doing with that look around. I was just doing that move this afternoon.

Fun fact you can pry the on/off switch off of the machine and the switch works by it has ground tabs on the back of the switch that touch the pull cord case, so just bend the tab so it doesn’t touch the case put it back in and boom won’t ever start no matter what

In car sales if I ever needed to take a quick break or run to the liquor store I would grab a clip board and walk like I’m excited and in a hurry. Worked 9/10 times

Dude, I can barely breathe. I've been doing construction for a couple years now, can 100% attest to people I know doing this (including me). If you want to make the I'm busy look even more credible, actually try and implement that behavior every once in a while as you are actually working. I honestly can say I always look like I'm doing something because I usually am, but sometimes... 😆

Insanely accurate to every construction job I’ve ever worked

I have a friend who has mastered those skills to perfection. He even has some more like carrying a plank from one end of the workplace to the other... He knows how to look super busy :D

Measure 15-17 times and that's it. Don't even cut.

I lived on a cruise ship for 4 months and every waking hour I carried around a clip board wearing an orange vest and they friggin thought I worked there and slept in crew birthing. I took off my orange vest and ate buffets. The judge said I can go back on that cruise line in 2 more years.

There was one time someone said "people only ask you questions because you are approachable" All you need to do to not get bothered at work is just look angry and be angry all the time. Been doing it ever since.

I'm a fabrication Welders and I can't believe that almost all of this works with welding also lmao.

love the tacklebox comments. also make sure the small engine ur trying to fire up is not a Honda cause everyone knows unfortunately honda"s small engines run forever and start automatically. Unless low to no oil then no start. great vids.

I'm a big measure 15-17 times and then don't cut at all kinda guy. What an epic video :)

As someone who used to work with construction shit, I can guarantee you that we all do this shit and it's always annoying when you were about to slack off and someone beat you to it

+1 on the "buy everyone a treat" never fails!!

I’ve been following for awhile now and I can’t thank you enough for such great content. 👍

You forgot the high vis vest and clipboard. Sometimes I just walk around the warehouse randomly "counting". Not a single question ever.

Lol. The brisk walk is the key move to look busy.

I prefer to turn on the flashlight and just lay down pretending to look underneath. You lose battery life but sometimes can sneak in a power nap.

Just walk around with a 5gal bucket to different locations and rinse out bucket occasionally.

If you work inside, a perimeter check is always a good one. Especially if you have deliveries or shipments coming in and out. You can always say you were cleaning up trash or someone ran over a bush or something.

When I was a laborer I used get an industrial size trash bag take the trash out a trash can fill my bag up find a good hiding spot and come out walking fast when I see the bosses coming.Bosses love it !

As someone who works in the trade.. this is exactly how I deal with the anxiety of having important people being present on the job.

Or,you do your job with a good attitude and the day flies by.

Always carry a prop (tool) in your hand also, when your trying to look busy.

LMAO. I used to do tile work with my dad and would love when he would send me out for lunch for the two of us. Used the classic under the speed limit method 🤣

I love how you measured from the center of the stud. Makes me think you know what your doing

0:50 “Not now tackle box, I’m Busy!”

Work hard, sit hard! This doesn't work with all companies but if you establish a decent relationship with your boss/lead and do 8hrs of work in 4hrs, you get more sit down time. My crew used to be responsible for loading 3 trucks a day, which takes your average worker like 10 hrs, I would bust out 2 trucks in 4 hrs and take a 3 hr break before my 3rd truck. I'd have 2 trucks done in the same time other guys did one 😆 🤣 😂

Bruh, you’re giving away all my best moves. 😂 subscribed 👍🏻

Readjusting the ole tool pouch over and over helps as well

Years ago, 2000, I worked briefly in a machine shop, VA medical center complex 🏥 western Pennsylvania. 1 VA staff member stomped around all day grouse about a "big delivery". 📦 I even asked the shop guy if they needed help with the delivery boxes. Around 200pm(they closed at 400pm) the VA metal shop guys were all excited, they ran out to a van and came back with 3 med size boxes, 3. 🤷🏼‍♂️ The shop got all worked up over 1 delivery of 3 cardboard boxes 📦.

That first step you gave is so critical lol

First day at a job site I took a 3 hour lunch it only cost me a pack of Marlboro lights. The next day I got sent from the job site to the small engine shop with a broken generator that shit took like 6 hours. I did alot of work and alot of standing around watching at that company. Now, I'm on my feet busting my ass for 12 hours a day.

That first part is so true and I have an “I’m busy” face for when I’m not exactly trying to work lmfao

Bro I always do da look around wen I can’t find nun to finish 🤣🤣🤣💯🐐

Equipment operators over here wishing we could just look busy without actually doing stuff 😂😂😂

I work in a machine shop and I have literally perfected the "frown and look around". I add the brisk walk and carry around blueprint or work order. Works every time!

This is also how retail managers work 😆

What do I do if my friendly Midwestern co-workers ask me what I'm looking for? It'd seem counter productive and therefore suspicious to ignore them.

Best video since the 5 stages of golf. Educational for both foreman and crew!

This is perfectly accurate 😂

I work in the shipping department at my company and one thing I tend to do to look busy: walk around with a clipboard that has a small piece of paper attached with such small writing on it that nobody taking a short and quick glance can see it's really your grocery list, and then just walk around staring at different racks and shelves. the idea: they'll think "he's busy looking for something". the reality: "I'm not looking for anything. I just look like I'm looking for something"

Lol, I needed a good laugh today. Thankyou

So? when road work is being done, there’s ONE guy digging and 7 watching? This explains it🤔

I am a constructor inspector for road work. I c this all the time!!!

It’s uncanny how well these videos capture my life.

This I'd the greatest and most truthful video I've ever seen 😂😂😂

I perfected this at the age of 23, 20 years ago. Thought I was genius. I also used to count to myself and carry a clipboard. Buy a case of beer for the crew now and then. Always volunteer to fix equipment.

Your on my local busche latte display at the grocery store I took a picture I love it 😂😂😂.

OMG BRO!!! I’ve been doing concrete for 25 years and you are spot on. Lmao!! 👀💪💯🇺🇸😎

You're giving away our secrets!!! LOL

Love this!

Dude, this almost isn't funny, it's so accurate! Love it!

I work on a turkey farm and its hilarious how accurate and effective the 'frowny walk' is LOL

This the most accurate video in the history of KZfaq

lol he said leave the machine in the off position! haha🤣🤣🤣🤣

"WE all worked hard today" hahaha yes yes WE did dint we? I tell you what I'm a real hard working guy and after years of hard work ive gotten a job watching a robot do the work for me and I just help it out when it messes something up. I'm now getting paid more then I ever have. I had to look deep inside myself and find the lazy part of me I stamped out years and years ago, I asked him how do I keep this lovely job? Working constantly even though there's literally nothing to do

I'll catch guys who catch me catching them not working do the "imaginary count". They look perplexed, point their index finger at anything random or imaginary out of my sightline, and start mouthing numbers. I've seen it a dozen times in my 22 years as a carpenter. You betcha, ya

This take me back to my army days. Myself and a buddy would stand on different sides of a piece of equipment and yell back an for “ok” . I got to a point where we did this for so long that we couldn’t stop laughing. No one ever said a word to us.

You got this on point I work construction lmfaoooo I usually unplug the spark plug or put it on choke lol

“Do something, even if it’s wrong!” That’s what I was told on the job.

"We better double check, just to be sure."

When you’re fixing the equipment make sure to blame the last guy to use it. “It worked yesterday, until tackle box used it!”

Omg this made me laugh so hard. Lol

I do this when I was at Amazon I would walk around the warehouse as if I’m looking for someone, or something. I sometimes did this when I went upstairs where all the machines are at, where they add the shipping labels on looking around, as if I’m looking for jams, or trash around the area or even seeing if we have more boxes we should add to the belt.