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Re:One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 ho... by Bootvis on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:45AM (#25927538)
In that zoom call I’m not walking along the beach or napping on the couch or cleaning the house or any other activity I prefer to attending a meeting. So I’d say it’s work as well.
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Re:One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 ho... by intev on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:52AM (#25927603)
By that logic, you could get away with doing <anything that is not my most favorite thing> and calling it work. You must be "working" a lot ;)
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Re:One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 ho... by bhaak on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:20AM (#25927874)
As long as you get paid for it, it's work.

A Zoom call you can basically ignore but have to be around. Still work but not "working".

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Re:One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 ho... by toyg on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:10AM (#25927761)
if that time is paid-for by someone else and you cannot decide what it is used for, then it's work. Period.
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Re:One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 ho... by necovek on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:09AM (#25927749)
Are you suggesting that cleaning their house is their "most favorite thing"?

While not impossible, I find it implausible ;)

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