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Re:Four-day week trial: study finds lower stress but no cut ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @12:37PM (#19200900)
> A good manager will accept your vague description

> As long as you actually deliver, a sane manager will not mind.

The problem is that these are very rare.

EDIT: If anything, the problem may be that the "bad manager" doesn't trust you. (Yes)

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Re:Four-day week trial: study finds lower stress but no cut ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @12:41PM (#19200933)
Well, I guess set up the bait by using the phrase "good manager".

Maybe I'm lucky, but for all the failings of various people I've worked under, I've met none who wouldn't understand it when some work requires more cognitive effort than code.

If anything, the problem may be that the "bad manager" doesn't trust you. But that's a completely different issue than them not understanding the concept of abstract work.

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