ACADEMY OF LIBERATION

BEGINNER 4 HOURS

Description: Foundational course covering the history of timetracking, why chargeability targets are oppressive, and basic resistance concepts.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the evolution of billable hour culture
• Recognize exploitation mechanisms in professional services
• Identify your threat model and risk tolerance
• Learn the ethical framework of workplace resistance

Modules:

1. History: From Factory Timecards to Knowledge Worker Surveillance
2. Economics: The Utilization Profit Model Explained
3. Psychology: Why Tracking Time Destroys Motivation
4. Ethics: Is Resistance Theft? (Spoiler: No)

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BEGINNER 3 HOURS

Description: Practical introduction to timesheet systems, billing codes, and basic strategic entry techniques.

Learning Objectives:

• Navigate common timesheet platforms (Replicon, Harvest, etc.)
• Understand billing code structures and hierarchies
• Apply strategic rounding techniques
• Avoid common timesheet mistakes that trigger audits

Hands-On Labs:

• Lab 1: Optimal Time Block Sizing (0.5h vs 0.1h increments)
• Lab 2: Activity Abstraction Workshop
• Lab 3: Overhead Maximization Strategies

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BEGINNER 2 HOURS

Description: Legal primer on employment law, timetracking requirements, and worker protections (varies by jurisdiction).

Topics Covered:

• FLSA requirements for time tracking (US)
• Overtime and comp time regulations
• Wage theft vs time theft: double standards explained
• Whistleblower protections and when to use them
• Employment contracts: what's enforceable, what's not

⚠ Not legal advice. Consult actual lawyers for your situation.

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INTERMEDIATE 6 HOURS

Prerequisites: CLF-102

Description: Deep dive into sophisticated timesheet strategies including pattern avoidance, multi-project smoothing, and utilization optimization.

Advanced Techniques:

• Time Smoothing: Distribute hours to avoid statistical outliers
• Pattern Randomization: Break recognizable rhythms that trigger audits
• Cross-Project Balancing: Optimize allocation across multiple clients
• Defensive Documentation: Create audit-resistant paper trails
• Variance Management: When to be precise, when to estimate

Case Studies:

• Case 1: The Developer Who Automated Themselves (And Hid It)
• Case 2: Strategic "Research Time" in Consulting
• Case 3: Surviving a Utilization Audit

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INTERMEDIATE 4 HOURS

Description: The art of following rules so precisely that you expose their absurdity. Weaponized obedience.

Techniques Covered:

• Granular Honesty: Track EVERY activity (bathroom breaks, email reading, calendar management)
• Overhead Inflation: Maximize legitimate non-billable categories
• Estimation Theater: Provide comically detailed estimates that are always "accurate"
• Policy Weaponization: Force management to clarify ambiguous rules
• Documentation Overload: Create so much paperwork they regret asking

Example Scenarios:

• "You want six-minute increments? I'll give you six-minute increments." (42 entries/day)
• "Please clarify which client to bill for this cross-functional strategic alignment meeting."
• Requesting written approval for every timesheet classification decision

⚠ High visibility tactic. Assess corporate culture tolerance first.

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INTERMEDIATE 5 HOURS

Description: Managing your manager. Techniques for deflection, misdirection, and creating plausible deniability.

Core Skills:

• Expectation Setting: Underpromise, overdeliver (on appearances)
• Status Report Engineering: Look busy without being busy
• Meeting Optimization: Appearing engaged while mentally elsewhere
• Escalation Avoidance: Resolving issues before they reach scrutiny
• Strategic Visibility: When to be seen, when to disappear

Communication Tactics:

• The "I'll look into that" deflection
• The "Let me pull together a comprehensive analysis" delay
• The "I want to ensure quality" excuse
• Jargon overdose: confuse them into submission

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INTERMEDIATE 4 HOURS

Description: Operational security fundamentals for workplace resistance. Don't get caught.

Critical OPSEC Rules:

• Device Separation: Never mix personal activism and work devices
• Network Hygiene: VPN/Tor for all CLF activities
• Communication Security: Encrypted messaging only
• Data Hygiene: Scrub metadata from all documents
• Compartmentalization: Separate identities for separate contexts

What Corporate IT Monitors:

• Email content (yes, even "private" emails)
• Web browsing history
• USB device connections
• Application usage patterns
• VPN connections (yes, they see you using VPNs)
• Keystroke timing (advanced monitoring)

⚠ Assume total surveillance on corporate networks and devices. Act accordingly.

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ADVANCED 8 HOURS

Prerequisites: CLF-204, strong technical background

Description: Ethical whistleblowing, evidence collection, and secure data exfiltration for exposing corporate malfeasance.

Topics:

• Legal frameworks: When whistleblowing is protected
• Evidence collection: What to document, how to document
• Secure exfiltration: Moving data without detection
• Chain of custody: Maintaining evidence integrity
• Anonymous disclosure: Platforms and techniques

⚠ EXTREME RISK WARNING ⚠
This course covers activities that may violate employment agreements, NDAs, or computer fraud laws depending on jurisdiction. Intended for whistleblowing of illegal/unethical activities only. Consult lawyers specializing in whistleblower protection BEFORE taking action.

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ADVANCED 6 HOURS

Description: Building workplace solidarity, organizing coworkers, and coordinating collective resistance.

Organizing Phases:

• Phase 1 - Listening: Identify shared grievances
• Phase 2 - Mapping: Chart power structures and allies
• Phase 3 - Agitation: Raise consciousness, build discontent
• Phase 4 - Organization: Create action structures
• Phase 5 - Action: Coordinated campaigns

Tactics:

• One-on-one conversations (the foundation of organizing)
• Issue identification and prioritization
• Power analysis: who decides, who influences
• Escalation ladders: building pressure incrementally
• Dealing with management retaliation

Consider involving actual labor unions for legal protection and expertise.

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ADVANCED 6 HOURS

Prerequisites: CLF-204

Description: Advanced operational security for high-risk scenarios. Defeating corporate surveillance and investigations.

Advanced Topics:

• Threat Modeling: Who's watching, what can they see
• Digital Forensics Awareness: What investigators can recover
• Operational Compartmentalization: Air-gapped identity management
• Secure Communications: PGP, Signal, Tor, dead drops
• Counter-Investigation: Detecting when you're under scrutiny

Red Flags You're Being Investigated:

• IT requests remote access to your computer
• Unusual login activity notifications
• Colleagues acting nervous around you
• Sudden documentation requests
• HR scheduling "informal chats"

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ADVANCED 8 HOURS

Prerequisites: Programming experience, CLF-301

Description: Technical exploitation of timesheet systems, automation of compliance, and defensive tool development.

Technical Skills:

• Web scraping timesheet systems (API analysis)
• Automated timesheet population scripts
• Statistical analysis for pattern avoidance
• Browser automation (Selenium, Playwright)
• Developing resistance tools for others

Projects:

• Project 1: Build a TimeSheetFuzzer (realistic noise injection)
• Project 2: Utilization Optimizer (mathematical hour distribution)
• Project 3: Meeting Notes Generator (plausible documentation)

⚠ Automated manipulation may violate computer fraud laws. Understand legal risks.

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SPECIALIZED 3 HOURS

Description: Unique challenges and opportunities for remote/hybrid workers under surveillance.

Topics:

• Mouse jigglers and activity simulation (pros/cons)
• Defeating productivity monitoring tools (Hubstaff, Time Doctor)
• Strategic camera/mic usage in meetings
• Time zone exploitation for async work
• The "I'm working from a coffee shop" defense

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SPECIALIZED 4 HOURS

Description: Navigating DCAA audits, federal timekeeping requirements, and clearance considerations.

Unique Challenges:

• DCAA compliance requirements (less wiggle room)
• Federal time fraud = criminal offense (higher stakes)
• Clearance implications (be very careful)
• Contract type matters (T&M vs FFP vs CPFF)

Safer Tactics:

• Overhead category optimization (IRR&D, B&P, Fringe)
• Comp time strategies
• Challenging unrealistic contract estimates
• Documentation as resistance (slow things down legally)

⚠ Federal time fraud carries criminal penalties. Resistance must be extremely conservative.

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SPECIALIZED 4 HOURS

Description: Special considerations for lawyers resisting billable hour tyranny (the hardest battlefield).

Reality Check:

• BigLaw billable requirements (1800-2200 hrs/yr) are nearly impossible to fake
• Billing directly tied to partner comp and bonuses
• Partners scrutinize associate time with predatory intensity
• Write-downs and write-offs tracked obsessively

Realistic Tactics:

• Maximize legitimate non-billable work (pro bono, recruiting, training)
• Strategic project selection (some partners are easier)
• Exit planning (save money, build portable skills, leave)
• Go in-house (lower hours, more autonomy)

Harsh truth: BigLaw billable hour culture is deeply entrenched. Resistance is brutally difficult. Best option: leave.

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SPECIALIZED 3 HOURS

Description: Resisting grind culture, "passion" exploitation, and equity manipulation in startup environments.

Startup-Specific Issues:

• "Equity" as justification for underpayment
• Unlimited PTO (that you can never take)
• "We're a family" manipulation tactics
• Crunch time that never ends

Resistance Tactics:

• Actually take your unlimited PTO (set precedents)
• Force equity conversations into writing
• Refuse unpaid "ownership opportunities"
• Organize collective boundaries

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Overview:

The CLS certification recognizes individuals who have demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of workplace resistance tactics, OPSEC fundamentals, and ethical frameworks for liberation.

Requirements:

• Complete all 100 and 200-level courses
• Complete at least two 300-level courses
• Pass comprehensive written exam (online, encrypted)
• Submit case study of successful resistance (anonymized)
• Demonstrate OPSEC competency (practical assessment)

Benefits:

• Recognition in CLF community (pseudonymously)
• Access to advanced tactics forums
• Mentorship opportunities for new resisters
• Invitation to CLF strategic planning channels
• Cool ASCII art certificate for your encrypted drive

NOTE: Do not list this certification on LinkedIn or your actual resume. Seriously.

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Join IRC channels #clf-academy and #clf-mentorship to connect with other students and certified specialists.

Schedule: Weekly office hours Tuesday/Thursday 19:00 UTC

• "Bullshit Jobs" by David Graeber
• "The Tyranny of Metrics" by Jerry Z. Muller
• "Weapons of the Weak" by James C. Scott
• "Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky
• "The Art of Not Being Governed" by James C. Scott
• "Practical Anonymity" by Peter Loshin

All CLF-developed tools referenced in courses available at: CLF Tools & Scripts

Use at your own risk. We provide no warranty and accept no liability.