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I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fi
by BruiseLee 7y ago
I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
- MrMember 7y agoThe longer I spend in a corporate job the more I realize that Office Space was a documentary.
- ozzyman700 7y agoIs it worth your time? I doubt I could cope with what you describe.
- anderskev 7y agoThis is a quote from the movie Office Space.
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- mrfredward 7y agoI do the same, but I find it depressing. Does anyone have good coping mechanisms for dealing with this? Edit: I was slow to catch the reference. I'm avoiding watching that movie again because, as much as I loved it the first time, I know my brain would just use it to reinforce the idea that my job is a joke.
- PascLeRasc 7y agoThere's ways to subdue the symptoms, like listening to music, using a nice mechanical keyboard, running Linux so you can always tinker with it, or making conversation with work friends if that's allowed (it's not where I work). But to fix the root cause, you need to have activities outside of work, that you do with friends you don't know from work, that you're excited to get started on when you're done for the day - music production and lifting are what I do. Working remotely is another way to fix it, but your company might know about this and ban it like mine did.
- hellisothers 7y agoAssuming you work in tech, where do you work where you’re not allowed to chat with coworkers?
- wil421 7y agoI’ve been learning Python and Flask in my downtime to build some home automation and data collection APIs for my home sensors using Raspberry Pi’s.
- tmm84 7y agoIf it is a slow day then some good ol' programming algo training with no pressure is fun. You'll look busy and it keeps those programming muscles working. Heck, try a language you don't use and see if you can make a better implementation of something that you've done.
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- wil421 7y agoThis guy has upper management written all over him.