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We just send out an email when the boss is in town and ask folks to come in, and enough people do to make the office seem full - and that works, we will even fl
by Aloha 2y ago
We just send out an email when the boss is in town and ask folks to come in, and enough people do to make the office seem full - and that works, we will even fly people in sometimes.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoIt’s a shame you can’t hire extras for the day to make the office lively. Edit: Maybe you can? Check with someone who does local casting?
- randmeerkat 2y ago> Edit: Maybe you can? Check with someone who does local casting? And start an office pool on whether or not the boss even notices that they’re not real employees.
- theendisney4 2y agoGive them good plot lines like: i dont think ive seen you here before? Do you normally work remote?
- ryandrake 2y agoIt's probably just enough to dress them in business casual, and have them walk around the office looking very serious and busy, talking on their cellphones about business-y stuff. All that matters is the "buzz" and "hum" and "pop" of SeriousBusiness getting done.
- randmeerkat 2y ago> It's probably just enough to dress them in business casual… Bonus points for how little effort you can get the actors to put in while still getting away with it. Just have them wear shorts, some tech vendor t-shirts, and put most of them in a conference room, while two people talk about the last “feature” release. If it’s not a tech related portion of the business, do the same, but say something about making casual “insert-day-of-the-week” and have said business group talk about how the last “feature” release impacted their section. Triple bonus points if you get the boss to join in on the discussion with no one knowing what the actual “feature” released was, without the boss figuring the whole thing out.
- bryanrasmussen 2y agoshouting the following into a phone: "YES, FRAN. I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE WENUS, AND I'M NOT HAPPY." will be good, but what happens if the management says "I like that guy! What's his name?" later on "Hey Chandler, Did you get that WENUS problem sorted out? Chandler, I'd like you to come to the main office and give a presentation, we need your kind of can-do attitude"
- rufus_foreman 2y agoWalk fast and look worried.
- theendisney4 2y agoBest startup idea of the week. Unfamiliar buts in seats. UBIS! the guilt of not knowing anyone
- klyrs 2y agoBISAAS?
- cozzyd 2y agopronounced "biz-ass?"
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- bryanrasmussen 2y agoYour business needs biz-ass to look biz-ay!
- Scarblac 2y agoShare an office with a completely different type of company, for fun?
- theendisney4 2y agoYou could have shared employees. It reminds me of many strange hybrid company ideas I use to ponder. A lauromat can have big machines that produce steam and hot water. You can power an indoor troppical garden with a swinming pool and an interesting lunchroom. Desk work can be done laying in the grass etc etc Thats the general formula. The office can be a showroom for a vintage motorcycle shop.
- Aloha 2y agoI had the idea for a bookstore/pizza place/laundromat/bar years ago.
- theendisney4 2y agoMaybe an llm can go over all the possible combinations. Start with just 2 then look for ingredient 3 etc using the best results.
- pintxo 2y agoJust rent your office out as a co-working space. That way you can even run a profit off it. And keep an eye out how long it takes the board to realize that the assistant to the CEO is no longer a pure cost, but actually returning a profit for the company. /s
- randmeerkat 2y ago> Just rent your office out as a co-working space. That way you can even run a profit off it. That’s a great idea, we could create a web portal and basically make a techy office management rental interface. Let’s pitch the idea to YComb together, we can call the venture OurWork.
- llm_trw 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFihTRIxCkg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFihTRIxCkg
- blitzar 2y agoI am available on short notice. Available in formal, business casual, dont care and hipster attire. Skills include annoyingly fast typing and a full pallet of emotions; Anger, Sadness, Fear, Surprise, Disgust, Contempt, Happiness and Working all included in the standard rate*. * I charge extra for so-called "high-fives" on a per-five basis due to the added physical danger.