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Apparently, cyberslacking is not so bad after all. The question is not what you've been doing, it's whether or not you are getting your job done. Of course, there are some people who will abuse whatever leeway they are given. Three jobs ago we had a couple of guys who were very prone to giving lame excuses why their stuff was not done. Turns out that they were literally spending all day on IRC. They did not last too long.

If I can do minimal things at work that I would normally have to go home for, then I can stay longer, concentrate better, and get more done. But I do find that I am very conscious of how much time I spend on things not directly related to what I am working on.

Thoughts? Slashdot is either a really good place to ask about this, or really bad. :-)

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  • Several "new" books hitting the mainstream bookshelves discuss the NOVEL idea of outcome-based compensation! If produce A by deadline B, then compensation X. Allows for MUCH better morale in workplaces where it's applied.
  • I do a lot of the hurry up and wait routine.

    What do you do when you have done all else you can but need to be there to do something else later or need to twiddle your your thumbs while waiting for a reply or someone to post their budget papers on their website (http://ZZZ.ZZZ.gov.au/default.aspx) - I am looking at you. Names removed to protect me. News releases from 11.30am (12 hours ago my time), boss, bosses boss and boss of bosses boss and another level or two up the chain on my ass to crunch numbers o
  • ...in the background. Either news stories friends send me, or a chat window to have a conversation in the background while I am working with friends. Granted there are some days that this doesnt work well when the project or task for the day isnt very engaging, but on the most part it does help me get through the day. Mostly just to be able to take a 5 min break here or there to scan some websites or read some news.

    It is a habit I started basically as a result of the smokers in the office. I mean, if they
  • I got fired for it. But I'll be forwarding this link to my union for my grievance battle! Overall, though, I've got to say in my case it was a combination of "hurry up and wait" and "I'm damn frustrated with this government job and I need to commune with my fellow developers and technologists elsewhere if I'm going to find the solution to the problem I'm currently working on". It didn't help that my management was 40 miles away and I was the *only* knowledgeable developer in the office I was working in.
  • This seems like the most obvious thing in the world to me. You get paid for the value of your work. It can be more convenient to state it as being paid for your time, rather than determining the value of each piece of work. But when a company acts as though the time is at the root of the value, rather than the work, then they've lost touch with reality.

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