I've had jobs where there's an expectation that you'll do 8 hours of work a day, but they'll also put 4-6 hours of meetings on your calendar. Most people end up

I've had jobs where there's an expectation that you'll do 8 hours of work a day, but they'll also put 4-6 hours of meetings on your calendar. Most people end up staying late or getting in early to try to get some time to do uninterrupted work. This to me is a toxic culture. I hate to use the old adage "work smarter, not harder", but I've seen so many places where people are working hard--but not really making a lot of progress. It's almost like you have to take the good parts of Taylorism and religiously eliminate waste.