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How To Cheat On Your Boss Starting a business from your cube . . . without getting caught

By Elizabeth Millard

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Tales of running a start-up on someone else's company timepossess the same lurid tone usually reserved for rumors of officeaffairs or political conspiracies. Entrepreneurs talk of covertphone calls, of suppressing the desire to just confess, of hidingpersonal papers under an innocuous cover sheet, of seemingly casualstrolls to the fax or printer while silently praying that theoffice busybody isn't in the vicinity.

With time at a premium, the temptation to "sneakaround" from the cubicle's confines can sometimes be toogreat to ignore, and you may find yourself questioning whether thatpesky word "ethics" is going to haunt your everyprofessional action.

However, with a proper ethical perspective and a keen eye towardcaution, stealing a few hours off the time clock can actually proveto be beneficial--not just for you, as you move closer toself-employment, but even for your boss, since many"cheaters" admit to working harder at their day jobs tokeep from getting caught.