The only times I didn’t loathe office time was when I had zero time commitment to be actually in the office.

Go in, get keys, go into field for 7.5-9 hours, return, drop off keys, head home.

Sometimes I would leave or return early and discuss matters with coworkers in passing. But anything important was done by e-mail so it didn’t matter.

When my butt in a cubicle seat became the only metric (and a synonym for) working, it was awful.