Personally, I don’t get it why some bosses are so intent on keeping office resources to themselves not minding that a bit of allowance for employees for some breathing space helps. Surf a thing or two on the Web or play a little game of Minesweeper. Those things do help in keeping people sane in the office.

If you’ve got a toxic boss like that, it’s quite natural to feel a bit insubordinate at times. Then you go on playing some online Flash games but with the constant paranoia that s/he would walk up behind you and catch you in the act. Alt + Tab or the minimize button might work on occasion but your taskbar is still a dead giveaway.

The Boss Key

Boss Key
A keystroke or a set of keystrokes that quickly hides program windows to protect user privacy. It may show up dummy work-related images such as graphs or hide active program windows for later retrieval.

So a boss key might just be the thing you need for hiding incriminating evidences quickly. I remember those old DOS games made by Sierra with Boss Keys that bring up dummy spreadsheets a la Lotus 1-2-3 . In any case, some software companies have refined the boss key to feature more than just bringing up dummy pages or simply hiding windows.

Here are some free boss key software that you might be interested in:

If you think this would help you be more productive, work your way around your snoopy boss, and by all means use a boss key. Just remember, make sure to deliver quality work, on time.

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