I see more talk about quit quitting but the fact is I'd be fired the second I tried to pull something like that. I can't imagine being given a task that's urgent and just stopping work when my hours are up until tomorrow. How would you even begin to explain why it's not done the following day? How do people get away with it?
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I attend a lot of meetings with executives who are supposed to attend to get a quorum. We rarely get a quorum because they don’t show up. So I just treat the meetings on my schedule the same
If you're salaried you do what you're supposed to do. One off, truly urgent items are part of the job. Working tons of hours week, week out is NOT.
i log in at my shift start time then go back and snooze for 3-4 hours while my vaydeer mouse mover keeps me showing active, periodically checking emails or IM. I do 1-2 actual hours of work in the afternoon because my department is slow at the moment and never had any questions asked. If I was busy I would certainly get everything I needed to done and work a full day but currently I just don't have enough to keep me busy and I'm meeting the minimum requirements so don't see any harm.
I've stopped doing other people's work. Others in my area get away with coasting because they know that someone else will pick up the slack out of concern for overall impacts. I'm no longer picking up the slack and if they fail, so be it. Since we're getting the same rating, I'll give the same level of effort instead of going above and beyond.
Metrics are a joke in this company. Our data marts are broken beyond repair. The new data lake is nothing but a data swamp. We have so much zombie code in our ETL’s, that it’s almost impossible to provide accurate reporting. Executive leadership keeps changing the data delivery systems so they can hide the mess. PeopleSoft was a joke. Salesforce is a joke. Take it from somebody in the know. These tools are only as good as the developers developing data delivery processes. I’ve been trying to clean up the mess for years, but Unfortunately, no one seems to take a vested interest. From what I’ve seen, they keep scrapping decent systems for new concepts. Like I said, it’s better to bury stuff then to fix it.
I’ve stopped running around to accomplish all the things I need to do to get my job done that’s what my management should be doing . I’m talking basic stuff, like getting me appropriate access to things
@akt I think we might be on the same team and also hoping to get out of here soon
For me - it's all about working smarter and not harder - work less hours but try to focus on high value work when working - try to minimize the extra work you get. Some jobs are better than others for this - And you have to start slowly and build up - if you let the bottom drop out people will know what's up. What's your goal? To work 20% less hours? How do you get there? Think about the structure of the work you do and what value it adds. You also have to consider you end goal - do you need the income? You may have a less agressive plan. Figure out what works for you and do that...
“Most importantly: do not do the job of your boss.” truer words have never been posted here.
My manager is so busy running around doing things to impress, checks notes, everyone he is completely missing the boat on our actual jobs! People have left the company, left the team but the layer above him is in disarray and no one is watching - until something is due! Then it’s a total fire drill on getting whatever he was not focused on done in the time required.
The irony of this situation, of course, is that despite all the time he plows the team into his pet projects no one is impressed with him, or, unfortunately, the team. I hope I’m next to escape this guy!
Things are so messed up in my area that no one knows anything about the deliverables. Managers are not engaged or busy fixing metrics. Hiding in the confusion is so simple.
You sound decidedly unimpressive. Mission accomplished.
I have a lethargic supervisor. The supe isn’t interested in a heavy workload. Hence, we are a very casual team. The supe turns down a lot of work using the excuse that are bandwidth is full. It’s just amazing how it works. So, I easily quiet quit when I have 30 mins of work a week.
It's not that difficult. Do what you were paid to do, nothing more. Keep your head down. Don't speak in meetings unless someone asks you a questions. Do not respond to emails where you are not called out by name and asked to do something. Stay off of the radar.
Most importantly: do not do the job of your boss.
This place is notorious for bottom feeding overachievers who are in a constant state of "let's impress everyone."
I would just worry about yourself in this case. Don’t worry about what your peers or even manager are doing. If they aren’t motivating you to help you become as great as you can be, forget they exist and understand what is expected of you in this role to succeed, execute and leave these losers in the dust. No need to stress yourself out, count minutes working or ask about others productivity. It’s all tracked regardless.