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Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it (www.cnbc.com)

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Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it::Although some bosses have recognized the benefits of workplace flexibility, many are still hesitant to adopt remote work permanently.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (16 children)

If it's salaried and your work is done and you aren't missing meetings and calls and whatnot then who cares if you're using your day 'productively'? You must be if your work was done with no major issues. Who cares if it took you 6 hours or 8?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

Who cares if it took you 6 hours or 8?

Anyone wanting to get the most out of the departement/team. If you only need 75% of your expected working hours to complete your assigned workload, its completely reasonable that they know so they can give you 25% more work to fill out the rest of your work day.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

"The juice bag has a quarter left."

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's an incredibly flawed analogy...

Why throw away a juice bag, that you bought and paid for with the agreed sum for the full amount, without drinking all the contents?

Were not talking employers draining your life for more time than you agreed to give them. If X amount of money for Y hours is what you agreed on, why do you feel entitled to not pay your part of the deal in full?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, are they being paid for their time, or for their output? If they're being paid for their time, then if their work for the day takes 10 hours do they get paid more? That just seems like incentive to work slower.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your contract probably specifies time, not output, so you're being pair for your time.

And yes, many who finish early with assignments just use the extra time to either work less or generally slower. That's quite normal and completely understandable, I do that too. Nevertheless, you/we probably should inform our employers that they're not getting full bang for their buck with your current effort, if you're consistently underloaded.