There is a place that you can find that POTS line. The Fax. It is almost always hooked into the POTS via the standard (US standard anyway) telephone plug line.
All you would need to do is unplug the fax from the wall jack and plug in an old fashioned phone. You might even have one laying around at home. Take it to work, throw it into you desk draw and problem solved without involving the boss.
More recent PBX and IP Telephony systems have eliminated the need for POTS lines and emulate one for each fax machine. However, these systems are supposed to be installed with redundant power.
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