Americans Are Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off

Re:Americans Are Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off by MatekCopatek on Monday April 10, 2017 @10:55AM (#14078984)

I've heard the "smart work" mantra many times, but it's actually quite difficult to implement in practice. I've been told many times "we don't care when you come and go, we just want the tasks done", but what they usually mean is "you can't leave at 5 if the tasks aren't are done".

Because if you manage to finish the tasks early and leave at 2, they'll make sure you have enough tasks so that this doesn't happen again.

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Re:Americans Are Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off by mrbgty on Monday April 10, 2017 @11:19AM (#14079228)

"Because if you manage to finish the tasks early and leave at 2, they'll make sure you have enough tasks so that this doesn't happen again."

Yes. I've had managers get offended at the idea of taking a break when tasks are complete because you should be jumping on the next thing.

From what I've noticed, though, jumping on that next task doesn't help your career at Big Corp in any way and usually doesn't significantly lead to more personal accomplishment.

Taking some time to reflect can have a big impact on what you accomplish, though.

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Re:Americans Are Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off by sharemywin on Monday April 10, 2017 @03:35PM (#14081828)

helping your career at Big Corp.

1. make sure you have "cover" as high up the chain as possible. Someone that signs your praises, defends you in the right meetings. Usually not your front line boss at larger corps.

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