• FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It don’t matter how organized I am, my boss sees I’m done by noon on a friday he’ll give me more service calls, shop time or some other job to do.

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      10 months ago

      That’s where you’re going wrong, you still need to pretend you’re doing work

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      10 months ago

      That’s not the type of job they are referring to.

      They’re referring to jobs where you have overarching goals and deliverables but aren’t logging actions to the event, or to the hour.

      I’ve had jobs like yours and steady, dependable, maintainable pace is the way to get through the week. Don’t over promise, don’t look available for random new tasks.

      At my current gig I have tasks issued at the 2 week level, and aside from very rare requests for assistance or discussion, I’m left to my to-do list, and my predetermined commitments. If I consistently meet my commitments, and show up for scheduled meetings, no one gives a shit when I actually work. It’s great but requires the right environment.