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It's partially discipline but culture plays a role as well. If everyone at your company is sending slack messages at 7 and you aren't it becomes easy to be bran

• cheschire 6y ago
  The always-connected workplace is rarely efficient for production, just like open workspaces are rarely efficient. If you struggle with your branding, then manage your brand in a way that doesn't result in killing yourself with anxiety of missing out.
• wolfgke 6y ago
  > it becomes easy to be branded not a team player. Which is not a bad thing in my opinion. :-) As they say in Germany: "Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt es sich ganz ungeniert." (When the reputation is only ruined, one lives pretty unbothered).
  • randycupertino 6y ago
    That is a pretty fantastic expression. I'm in IT, but I dabble in photoshop and was having fun making some silly photoshops for my coworkers. Word got out and suddenly I had a queue. They even asked me to do things that we were paying outside vendors to do (make logos). It got pretty aggravating until I finally put my foot down and closed the "Graphic Design Shop."
  • jrott 6y ago
    In many senses it's a good thing. The major fear is usually getting fired for it. However if you are in a position where that's not true or you can recover from it easily you should absolutely push back against that sort of nonsense.
  • therealdrag0 6y ago
    Hah. Reminds me of the Black Mirror episode where everyone is chasing upvotes, and one lady doesn’t GAF.