Saoirse Hanley: A Gen Z guide to ‘taskmasking’ — the way we’re supposedly duping our bosses into thinking we are working

Reading this could actually be the perfect way to taskmask. I want you to furrow your brow slightly, lean in towards your screen and nod occasionally. You could even take some notes — or doodle in a notebook convincingly — and most importantly, sit back with a ponderous look on your face every now and again.

What, might you ask, is taskmasking? Why, it’s the latest way we pesky Gen Z folk are pulling the wool over our employer’s eyes. Haven’t you heard? We can’t be trusted to clock in and do the work, rather we just pretend to. The term ‘taskmasking’ was coined on TikTok to pertain to Gen Z employees feigning being incredibly busy, to give the illusion of productivity.



And I’m going to tell you how to do it..