Work Reform

There is a concept that companies and managers need to wrap their stupid brains around. And that is that they are paying for your work not your time. So long as you complete the jobs and tasks they ask of you and need from you it shouldn't matter what the hell you're doing otherwise.

But they're dumb Boomer infected brains have been programmed to expect people to sit in cubicles and offices like drones and stare at computer screens all day long. All so rich CEOs can walk through the building and feel more impressive.

P.S. obviously this is referring to salaried jobs not hourly jobs.

Me as a programmer

• Exhausted working on something realizing I'm no longer being productive and stuck on a problem.
• Decide to take a break and go empty the dishwasher
• Comes back more refreshed and almost immediately solve the problem.

Edit: Side note - companies I worked at that had dishwashers also expected employees to take turns emptying it / loading dishes others didn't put in it.

I once worked with a colleague within an academic setting for a EU wide project. We were understaffed. She constantly complained about how she works extra hours at home and on weekends. Well, my problem was she wouldn't let me work at work because she used at least 5 hours of the day to trash talk colleagues behind their back (including me when I was on sick leave or, probably, out to pee). Damn I wonder why she had to work that much after working hours.

If they're mad about people shopping while working from home I have bad news.

People shop from their phones while working at the job site too. I see several of my coworkers doing this frequently. Shit, I've done it.

Sure, we can't shower on site unless you're a firefighter or something, or have a gym at workplace, but still.

Employers need to reign in their power hungry bullshit. You don't own your employees, and if the work is getting done on time, you have nothing to complain about.

If people realized just how much overpaid goof off was going on in the business positions between Director of Whatever and CEO and Company President most workers would rip their bosses asunder and wear their heads as hats.

Gotta love how the articles frames it. While at work people "kill time" with tik tok but at home they "goof off" folding laundry

Sounds like they take micro breaks, which is not only healthy, but can help with productivity.

Is anyone complaining about this?

Jokes on you, I shop and shower while at the office as well.

While employees in the office might kill time messaging friends or flipping through TikTok, remote workers take advantage of being far from the watchful gaze of bosses to chip away at personal to-do lists or to goof off

I could be at home rubbing one, trying to do a push up, or taking a nap in between calls. I'm stuck here pretending to look busy while shit posting or watching Youtube since everything is working. Think I'll play Minecraft after my smoke break. I miss work from home...

A good boss doesn't give a shit about whether the workers do other things during work time, as long as the work is done satisfactorily.

The first hour in the office was spent staring at the screen wiggling the mouse from time to time when the screen saver came on because too tired from commuting every day. But, it was at the office so it was productive staring I guess.

And in the office there are people who literally hang out at the coffee machine for 30-60 minutes at a time, talking to everyone who comes by under the guise of "networking".

The media gotta stop reporting on the laundry like it's the equivalent of stealing from the company.

You think that's bad, wait until you hear about the shareholders and landlords.

They dont even have to pretend to work to get paid.

When I used to work in office:

• Wake up at 7am, get ready to go and take a 1 hour commute in, usually there by 9:00
• Try to find parking, walk to office, morning break room coffee and chatter, usually settle in around 9:30
• Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
• Take 2 hour lunch around noon with multiple coworkers because why not
• Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
• Leave at 4 to try and avoid some traffic

Now that I work from home:

• Wake up and hop online to work, usually settle in by 7:30am
• No desk drive by interruptions
• Eat at my desk during meetings or while simultaneously working
• Sometimes start laundry or something during the day, but who cares?
• Usually work later than 5

If anything, one should absolutely take care of mundane tasks with downtime between productive tasks. If their workflow allows for short breaks, it doesn't make a difference to the employer if nothing is done or an unrelated task is done.

They pay people to complete tasks for their corporation. They don't own the worker's bodies or minds due to the virtue of providing a paycheck.

This concept of whole ownership of people really is baked into US social consciousness.

Fuck this corporate propaganda.

Work from home and be happy.