… I've had times where I wasn't enjoying my job, but I still did the work... because that's the agreement I had with the company I worked for. And, like a lot of people, I wouldn't see it as acceptable to scam the company I work for.
Original discussionStudy: 61 UK firms tried a 4-day workweek and after a year, they still love it297 source comments · at import> If your employees are so disfranchised that their install scripts to wiggle their mouse while they watch Netflix the battle is already lost. That would be a lot of companies and workers out there, dare I say the vast majority even. Believe it or not, many workers don't actually enjoy their work, their company, their boss or their job, but they put up with it because housing in expensive and it was the least horrible job they could find with the highest pay they could land, enabling them a lifestyle upgrade, even if they don't care for the work itself, so of course they'll take every opportunity they get to slack off and watch Netflix if they can. Expecting all your workers to be fully invested and committed on work while on the clock is an exercise in futility and something no company past a certain size will ever accomplish because everyone just looks after themselves and their own s…
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Eh scamming companies is fine, especially as they get larger. Companies scam employees whenever they get the chance.
Full original>There are a lot of people that don't enjoy their jobs, but do the work because they're getting paid to do it. How's that different from what I just said?
Full originalThere's no expectation you're going to work 8 hours in the office. What if you're taking a break? What about drinking a coffee? Chatting with coworkers? Playing table tennis or some arcade videogame in the break area? Various studies point at a lower bound for endurance when doing knowledge work. Some say 4h. As long as they get something done those employees will still feel like they put in their day of work and they will still get good reviews. Could they have done it in half the time? Maybe, but who can tell? I'm my own boss and I'm paid if I deliver results (and I think everyone should work like this, being an employee is opaque and overall sucks for earning potential if you are a good performer) but sometimes I put on a movie on a second screen while I'm working, mainly to make dull work (it's crazy how much you can charge to write the same old boring API or the same old Reaxt compo…
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