1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Fits In with Kate Richie podcast Swanny. 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 2: We need to talk about what gen Z and this 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: is blown up on TikTok, what they're into when it 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 2: comes to making sure they look busy around the office. 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 2: It's called task masking. Task masking. 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: Okay, great, I've got a pin out because I need 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: to learn from gen Z. They've got all the answers. 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 3: Plus they've had a look around and they'll tell you 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 3: they've got all the answers as well. 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: They've been told to come back into the office. They 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: don't want to come back into the office. They don't 12 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: understand why would I need to be the office when 13 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: I can do it all from home. So task masking 14 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 2: is making sure that yes, okay, if I'm in the office, 15 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: I'm going to look busy, but I'm not actually doing anything. 16 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: They're all pretty standard. 17 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, if you can learn that. 18 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: Art and I see a lot of the exec team 19 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: here at Nova. They'll walk around. 20 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: As simple as walking around with a pad of paper. 21 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, gotcha. 22 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: And that The modern day version of that Swanny is 23 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: a laptop under the arm. Just tuck it under a wing, 24 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 2: walk the floor, say hello to a few people, keep 25 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: the chat short. And keep moving on with your laptop 26 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: under your arm and if we fine love it. 27 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: Another one that I found in the office. If you 28 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 3: can get yourself one of those those phone receivers that 29 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 3: the microphone that comes out like Madonna. 30 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: I was going to say that you can get them. 31 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: They're just like a little tiny piece and you put 32 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: it in. You don't even need to talk to anything. 33 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: You've got that in so too busy. 34 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: Do you know what I was trying to work out 35 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: straight away? Can you buy fake air buds so you 36 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: could just put them in your ears and then when 37 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: someone goes to talk to you go sorry, I'm I'm 38 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: just on the phone. 39 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, you could people, I don't know whether you are. 40 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: You could put a couple of cashews in your ears. 41 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 3: No one wouldn't pay there. 42 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: Ready to go. Askings in Whipper with Kate Ritchie is 43 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: an over podcast walk great shows like this. Download the 44 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 2: Nova player, find the app store or Google Playing