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Realistically "getting away with doing nothing" would mean a lot of going to meetings, monitoring some obscure systems, writing reports, etc.
by thih9 3y ago
Realistically "getting away with doing nothing" would mean a lot of going to meetings, monitoring some obscure systems, writing reports, etc.
- iainmerrick 3y agoRight, it would be more accurate to say "getting away with achieving nothing". You still need to do the busywork. Of course plenty of people don't achieve very much, but it makes a big difference whether you're trying to achieve something, or just coasting. (Edit to cynically add: or does it??)
- eru 3y agoAttend the meetings remotely, and turn your camera off. Pretend to monitor the system, but don't actually do anything. Write the reports with Google Bard.
- ryandrake 3y agoReminds me of the classic Forgotten Employee[1] story. 1: https://sites.google.com/site/forgottenemployee/ https://sites.google.com/site/forgottenemployee/
- CamperBob2 3y agoThen, something strange and wonderful happened. In outlook, an EMail appeared with my name in the "Courtesy Copy" field. It freaks me out to realize that's what most people probably think "Cc:" means nowadays.
- 9dev 3y agoKnowing what an actual carbon copy is, or how telephones used to look like, or that the save icon is a diskette - all of these are becoming Sheldon-esque ”fun facts“, semi-interesting historical tidbits. I’m really curious which effect the digital age will have, long-term. How many other symbols and physical world metaphors will fall into obscurity?
- Aeolun 3y agoIf you are already aiming to get fired, why would you do that? Like, doing the fun parts of the job, sure. But to deliberately do only the boring, soul-destroying parts seems like it’s own special circle of hell.
- thih9 3y agoThe article describes scenarios where the author wanted to work according to their preferences and never got the intended outcome.