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You're projecting, no one said anything about busy-work. Busy does not mean doing unproductive work. Busy != busy-work.

• Apocryphon 12y ago
  But it's inevitable that any job will involve some amount of busy-work. Such is the nature of work. Busy-work isn't unproductive work- at least, not to the organization. Busy-work is work that the organization needs to have done, but the individual does not find interesting or satisfying to do. Any company is going to require busy-work.
  • gnaritas 12y ago
    > Busy-work isn't unproductive work That's exactly what it is. > Busy-work is work that the organization needs to have done, but the individual does not find interesting or satisfying to do. That is not what the term means. Busy work: work that keeps a person busy but has little value in itself. What you're describing is simply boring work. If the work is useful, it is by definition not busy work.
• jsprogrammer 12y ago
  Projecting? Not-busy != not-productive