How Much Do You Have to Pretend to Work?

Diana Gabler writes about her experiences working as a sub contractor for the German military. She says people are often confused about how much information they can tell their bosses and co-workers. They have to make up rituals or at the very least, you have to pretend to be working, because it's considered somehow insulting not to. "They'll hire some one, an engineer, in case the air conditioners break"