We fake productivity because there just isn’t enough to do. I can do my job in about 2 hours a day most days. My company and clients still receive the same amount of benefit whether I work 2 or 10 — and actually, probably more out of 2 because I’m not making up work that I’m roping other people into.
>>I can do my job in about 2 hours a day most days.
I often wonder how many people I work with that have 1 or 2 additional full-time jobs that they are just faking busy at. People that are 100% dedicated to the project you are on, but for some reason are never available for meetings or ever deliver anything on time. Just show up once in a while at a meeting, give some song and dance about how busy they are and then disappear for days at a time.
One coworker just disappeared for ten days - not a peep for him - shows up on day 11 with nothing new completed, but lots of stories about how hard he is working.
Not sure this remote working is going to last for a lot of folks given the abuse I see everyday.
