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>Easy to procrastinate, easy to give false reports which then leads to regular overwork in the days just before a hard deadline. This is so, so true for me. I
by throwawaywfh 9y ago
>Easy to procrastinate, easy to give false reports which then leads to regular overwork in the days just before a hard deadline.
This is so, so true for me. I used to work in a place which had an office, but you wouldn't be expected to be there most of the time, just come in at least once a week, maybe for meetings, etc.
I used to procrastinate and report progress to my manager when there was much less. But since the work was deadline-based, I'd just grind through the weekend with little sleep and catch up with what I've reported. I've never missed a deadline, but I'm still feeling bad about doing it that way and misleading them.
Just to be clear, this was a long time ago, when I was just starting my professional career, and didn't yet have stronger ethics.
(Throwaway for obvious reasons, the employer I worked for at the time browse HN)