A nice little guide for how to get into, and stay in, an building, particularly an office building (though a lot of the same principles would apply to factories, schools, apartments, etc.).
Nothing particularly new, if you read a lot of appropriate fiction, but a good summary to use as a writing resource. Yeah, that's it, as a writing resource.
The only thing that's missing is the usual mention of a clip board (perhaps more applicable these days in a factory setting), but carrying something in your hands (a tablet? file folders?) provides an opportunity for good "business," something to fumble with or drop or excuse you for tailgaiting through a locked door.
How to Convince Someone You Work in Their Building
There are fewer opportunities to put your social engineering skills to the test better than trying to convince someone you work at their establishment. Whether you just want to serve yourself a drink refill at a restaurant or you want to surprise your significant other with a birthday bouquet, here’s how to get in unnoticed.
I think wandering around behaving like an incompetent half-wit would convince most people in our office that you were part of management.
I'm thinking one could (again) wander through with a tablet or clipboard, looking in each cubicle and noting contents (interesting paperwork) … "Oh, building facilities, checking things out for the cubicle refit. You should be getting an email about it next week …"
Wouldn’t work where I am. Trying to explain why your fingerprint didn’t work on the key cabinet would be interesting.
As would the prison sentence and fine.