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I do the exact same amount of work now that I did in an office, except now I can just watch a video on YouTube or an old episode of Veep or something if I want

by pc86 3y ago

I do the exact same amount of work now that I did in an office, except now I can just watch a video on YouTube or an old episode of Veep or something if I want to take a break, rather than looking at my phone for a few minutes wondering if someone is going to tap me on the shoulder. I literally saw a coworker sleeping in his cubicle, and had I not woken him up he probably would have gotten fired that day when our boss walked in maybe 90 seconds later. Offices are not the meccas of productivity the RTO crowd would like us to believe.

bravetraveler 3y ago
> Offices are not the meccas of productivity the RTO crowd would like us to believe. Indeed - just today I joked with my manager that being forced on-site has perks; aimlessly wandering/engaging people looks like productive work. You can run a gambit with this; nobody expects you to be able to really prove Useful Conversations happened.
- breischl 3y ago
  >aimlessly wandering/engaging people looks like productive work. Indeed, even though it might actually be _negative_ work, if one of those people would have otherwise been productive. Which was one of my major gripes with being in the office.
  - bravetraveler 3y ago
    That negative work is so true. Like you, that's my main complaint. I'm a local celebrity due to putting out all the Big Fires - so now, whenever people see me on-site as a trapped/captive audience, I hear about every hint of smoke. Thankfully our mandates are currently more... suggestions, giving credit to the "layoffs but not really" story IMO. It's annoying to even re-negotiate. I've been remote for years, pre-pandemic, only appearing when required.