I just look at what my KPIs are (key performance indicators) and maximize those. Management won't tell you what they are, but it's usually the same between comp

I just look at what my KPIs are (key performance indicators) and maximize those. Management won't tell you what they are, but it's usually the same between companies - making managers look good by stakeholder demos - making sure your a team player - being active in core hours - unblock peers in PRs - not abusing pto time, just state your working and do your own thing so long as works done - delivering high visibility features - delivering value in planning sessions When I get my actual work done and how long it takes for me to do it is irrelevant. What I do make sure is that I'm also outperforming some of my peers I usually do all my work is one shot somewhere in the afternoon everyday. We also have to put comments on tickets everyday so I just have enough to write a paragraph and use that for standup. That takes me 2 hours of coding everyday give or take. most days I don't work more than 5 hours. This doesn't include the time I spend thinking about the problem though