> most people don’t actually do much work at work and that it was all one big game
This much is true. Most people don't do much work at work. The difference between working in the office and working remote is that when you're at the office, your "pretend to work" time is spent discreetly browsing social media on your phone. When you're at home, you can spend it on things more conducive to your health like going to the gym or walking your dog.
I have a hypothesis that the top 10% of performers (could really be as little as 1%) in society are usually very upset by the fact that 90% of people want to do as little work as possible, and those top 10% performers are holding the rest of us hostage via in-office requirements and constant electronic monitoring, but I think since 2020 these people are now losing that battle and the 90% no longer have to pretend to give a shit what the 10% think anymore
I don't mind people not working. I get upset when those people half-ass their work and then attempt to get me to do their work for them. For example, I would rather build a feature than spending the same (or more) time fixing someone else's pull request.
I completely agree. I was a very low performer at my previous job. I was bored, didn't like the mission, my team got shipped away due to office politics, and small incidents with management wore me down after the first year.
I mostly did nothing the last few months, but everything I did was correct. Not that it was perfect, there is always stuff to be improved, but the little I did was good enough, filled the requirements and was documented both outside (what it does, for the lead engineer and management) and inside the code (how it works, for the poor soul who would inherit the mission).
Maybe it's a tale I tell myself, but I like to think I wasn't a net negative overall.
>90% no longer have to pretend to give a shit what the 10% think anymore
The 10% that do all your work for you?
I guess that's seems pretty shortsighted. When I go to work, I expect the asshole (that just watches me get shit done) to be decent company, worth a laugh or really willing to grab things I need.
If you can't bother to 'pretend' then I'm going to stop pretending for you too.
I guess we'll see who gets to keep getting paid.
Not all jobs are productivity based, plenty are response based and you are really being paid to be available to do something within a time period if requested, regardless of whether you actually do get any requests to do something.
deadly car accidents are most common in areas with people entering and exiting at different speeds.
mismatched priorities make it impossible to integrate and sure enough there are crashes.
i see similarities with work speeds and work demands. senior dev who goes hard generates friction with managers or team members who are not able or willing to do the same. this will lead to conflict.
This much is true. Most people don't do much work at work. The difference between working in the office and working remote is that when you're at the office, your "pretend to work" time is spent discreetly browsing social media on your phone. When you're at home, you can spend it on things more conducive to your health like going to the gym or walking your dog.
I have a hypothesis that the top 10% of performers (could really be as little as 1%) in society are usually very upset by the fact that 90% of people want to do as little work as possible, and those top 10% performers are holding the rest of us hostage via in-office requirements and constant electronic monitoring, but I think since 2020 these people are now losing that battle and the 90% no longer have to pretend to give a shit what the 10% think anymore