Let's set the scene. It's Friday afternoon, your meetings are done for the week, and you can feel your brain slowly starting to shut down ready for the weekend. You might spend a little longer than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gen Z workers are using the increased focus on in-office presence to “task mask” and look busier than they are—but experts warn it ...

Gen Z is adopting the trend of task masking. Here’s how managers can effectively respond. What is task masking, exactly? Well, if you’re at a loss, you’re not alone. It took me about an hour to even ...

Why the TikTok trend of "Task Masking"—where Gen Z employees go overboard, exaggerating how hard they're working in the office—is sweeping the workplace. A new workplace trend known as "Task Masking" ...

It’s a worrying state of affairs for businesses. Most employees aren't engaged in their jobs—only 21% worldwide and 30% in India are involved in 2025, according to Gallup's State of the Global ...

Essentially, Gen-Z workers sometimes work very hard at looking very busy when there’s actually little work to do. It’s so prevalent that it’s become part of the ongoing conversation about work, and ...

Sixty percent of exclusively remote employees say they are extremely likely to search for employment elsewhere if they are not allowed remote flexibility, per Gallup. Reluctant professionals who must ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a new trend on TikTok called "task mask," and it involves workers going out of their way to pretend they are doing work, ...

Mar 25, 2025, 6:42am CDT Updated: Mar 25, 2025, 7:11am CDT Image provided by Getty Images (Portra) The dynamic between managers and employees has new stakes as more workers return to the office.

TikTok has been abuzz with the workplace trend “task-masking” — that is, making yourself look busy so that your boss thinks you’re hard at work. Cue behaviors like pounding hard on the keyboard, ...