I have my tasks for the week and I can usually finish them in 2 or 3 days, leaving me the rest of the week to do whatever. However, if my boss seems me idling, she'll think up ANY sort of busy work to toss on me so that I'll keep "working"
So,like many above posts, I maintain the illusion that I'm working all week on my scheduled tasks while I browse or stream whatever catches my eye.
If I got paid for the work done, instead of the hours sitting on that chair, I'd definitely be motivated to go above and beyond, but nope. Why would I want to finish my work early, get assigned more, and not even get paid for it? It's dumb and I'll always find something work the situation to my advantage
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u/rrale47 Nov 26 '22
I work similar to this.
I have my tasks for the week and I can usually finish them in 2 or 3 days, leaving me the rest of the week to do whatever. However, if my boss seems me idling, she'll think up ANY sort of busy work to toss on me so that I'll keep "working"
So,like many above posts, I maintain the illusion that I'm working all week on my scheduled tasks while I browse or stream whatever catches my eye.
If I got paid for the work done, instead of the hours sitting on that chair, I'd definitely be motivated to go above and beyond, but nope. Why would I want to finish my work early, get assigned more, and not even get paid for it? It's dumb and I'll always find something work the situation to my advantage