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Re:We're moving to a four-day work week at Beacon by sdeframond on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @05:15PM (#31660159)
> Pretty much we spent the vast majority of the day figuring out what to do when, instead of actually doing it.

One could argue that we virtually never do actual work. Machines or remote workers do. All we are doing is defining, communicating and controlling others' work.

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Re:We're moving to a four-day work week at Beacon by Mo3 on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @06:59PM (#31661052)
That's arguably also work.
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Re:We're moving to a four-day work week at Beacon by sdeframond on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:12PM (#31671713)
True. Figuring out what to do is work.

My point is collaboration (aka "figuring out what to do when") is pretty much the essence of our work. It is machines or remote workers that are "actually doing it", as I believe GP means it.

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