How long until somebody notices?
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@10n “that list is being curated by your manager”…maybe once upon a time, but not anymore. It’s been awhile since first line managers were consulted before cuts. Now they get to find out shortly before the targets on their team.
Tested that theory accidentally. In 2 hours: a missed call, 2 messages and 3 notifications.
That may not be your experience, but don't worry; when HR says the team needs to put 10% to be underperforming, they'll remember you. When HR comes and says they need a 10% reduction of the team, your name will be at the top of the list. May not be today, may not be tomorrow, but don't worry; that list is being curated by your manager
@OP just be in front of your laptop watching YouTube, responding to mails when they come in. Learn a new skill or just complete the next level of candy crush it’s up to you. Use copilot to do your work and walk the dog. Batch cook your meals and go the gym read the books you never got round to and just make the most of a world that pays your bills by doing sweet fck all and stop thinking about the company that pays you to do the bit you need to do and get the bit done. These days if anyone moans about being stressed it’s because they care too much about the company and not what’s important. That’s your family, your mortgage and the funds in your retirement fund.
Much love and peace out while it lasts.
@OP You know the company takes sequential screen caps of displays on machines and runs them through algorithms to check for actual work patterns, right? Sometimes machines are picked at random, other times they’re targeted based on performance. Either way, when you get the call from HR, they just show you the records and you’re out on your a$$ in 60 seconds.
@fs whoops -
Vaydeer Undetectable Mouse Mover, Air 3 Mouse Jiggler with Adjustable Timer
If ya’ll did not know you can track people on Teams, in settings you can add people to monitor, when they are logged in or not, etc.
@b5 Wow, I had never heard of a mouse jiggler before today. What a hoot!
I dunno, but it's probably a long while. I thought we had columbus day off so I was out and about without a thought about OT. Haven't had one mention yet.
BTW all that silliness with teams? Just get a wiggler mouse pad. Put the mouse on it, it moves the cursor around keeping your session alive.
I uses it primarily to keep my laptop session live while I use my personal machine to use software OT won't let me install or use a tool that actually works. I've had more trouble with CoPilot doing what I ask, I gave up.
@a2 Open teams, start a message to yourself, place a weight on the keyboard space key.
Relax, you are active in teams.
Also, you can start a conversation with a willing cohort, and they can to the same.
Continuous collaboration.
Around here? Many, many months.
I say go for it!