You can do the work badly. If you can get away with it that is. But if you pull this one off one too many times, your butt might be on the line.

You can pretend to misunderstand orders. The simple “I no speak” said in the foreigner’s language is usually enough to have them put you in the “useless” box. If they can’t communicate with you, they can’t ask you to do work for them.

You can feign a lack of understanding if you are accused of not doing the assigned work. “I did not understand” said in the foreigners language is usually very effective. Sometimes the foreigner might doubt her own communication skills.

Play the time game. Don’t finish the work you were given in the allocated time. Then forget about the work altogether. If prompted by the foreigner the next day, week or month, as to why you didn’t finish your work, say “I understood that you only want me to work that day”

You can even act right out dumb.

If the above listed tactics don’t work, you can always say “I will do it right the next time, OK”. Said in the foreigner’s language, this is a very effective tool. Who knows when or if there will ever be a next time. In any case you know that your “right” way is

You can play the pity game. If you manage to push the right buttons they might feel sorry for you and even take care of you. Yes, there are some foreigners that are ripe for the picking.

Any combination of the above could ensure that you do not have to perform those duties ever again! Or the best and last resort is not to show up for work at all! The foreigner usually will not waste her valuable time to go out looking for you. They will forget about you sooner then later.

If, in the worst case scenario, you have to do the work, do it slowly, but make sure the quality of your work is satisfactory. Your master will either allocate more time or designate somebody to help you. In the worst case scenario, you get to work slowly and have somebody to chat and reminisce with. In the best case scenario, as a loyal servant to your master, you get to supervise that person! As you assume more responsibility, you should of course be compensated better and should work less. Isn’t that what climbing the management ladder is all about! In time you get to hire two new people to help the person who was hired to help you, and promote your first assistant to supervisor. As a result you now have the loyalty of the people you supervise. Another important lesson of how to use other people’s money to generate loyalty for yourself.

On Knowledge:

Never volunteer or let the foreigner know much you know. You might be asked to perform new tasks. You don’t want to perform new tasks, do you?

Do not show your masters what you are capable of. Either you have to work harder, or you could be deemed as too knowledgeable. Knowledge can be turned into power. If you become too powerful as a result of your knowledge, you will need to be eliminated.

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