Re:Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying ...
by gnaritas on Sunday April 19, 2015 @05:06PM
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> Busy-work isn't unproductive work
That's exactly what it is.
> Busy-work is work that the organization needs to have done, but the individual does not find interesting or satisfying to do.
That is not what the term means. Busy work: work that keeps a person busy but has little value in itself. What you're describing is simply boring work. If the work is useful, it is by definition not busy work.
That's exactly what it is.
> Busy-work is work that the organization needs to have done, but the individual does not find interesting or satisfying to do.
That is not what the term means. Busy work: work that keeps a person busy but has little value in itself. What you're describing is simply boring work. If the work is useful, it is by definition not busy work.