Once upon a time I was a linecook. At the end of every night the manager would inspect your station for cleanliness. Most managers felt that they should at le

Once upon a time I was a linecook. At the end of every night the manager would inspect your station for cleanliness. Most managers felt that they should at least find one more thing for you to do before you leave, or they weren't doing a good job. It was really arbitrary and there was always a risk that it would be something time consuming. I started a practice of messing my station with something really easy to finish up before inpection. Maybe a blob of mayo on the counter. Worked like a charm. I've also applied this concept to software for clueless clients. I've only recently learned that it's called a Duck[0]. [0] http://goo.gl/yDgC http://goo.gl/yDgC (stack overflow)