For me id judge by how easily i can take a nap at work. I used to paint backgrounds for plays and sleeping in the scenic storage was so comfy as long as I stayed in time with a deadline.
When I worked at a dispensary I was often the only employee in the store and would spend most of the day reading comic books or watching movies on the desktop we used as a POS terminal, paid like shit but I also never had to do anything so I was fine with the trade-off
Boss : SLACKING AGAIN JENKINS?
Jenkins : Huh?
Boss : I've caught you red handed watching a movie while on the company dime!
Jenkins : **gestures to film editing software**
Boss (It's Roger Ebert, woah twist) : Ah yes of course. Carry on.
At this point as long as I keep pumping out spreadsheets and getting people to talk to each other I don’t think my boss would care if I spent most of my day binge watching Gilmore Girls. I’m a corporate babysitter that occasionally does math.
I *told* my boss I was watching a movie at work. He asked if I was working while watching, so I asked if he’d noticed me missing any work/falling behind. He didn’t seem to notice that I did not answer his question.
I work IT for a school district and it depends on the time of year. The month of December I could probably watch a movie without worrying. Everyone is just trying to make it to winter break.
Sure, but thats also a different matter no? Judging work by output instead of overall time spent, and learning how to regulate ones unique working style to be conducive to any given tasks seems healthier to me than basing it on unilateral fear of ~*movie watching discovery*~ by a boss or coworker.
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On the one hand, 'caught' instantly. So 0% real?
On the other hand, it's not being caught if it's your job. So ♾️% real?
And I employ people at the same time. Who probably watch movies while working.
And run a Non Profit with the other hand. TV still on. Helps 1000s of women.
What you’re accomplishing makes a job real.
Jenkins : Huh?
Boss : I've caught you red handed watching a movie while on the company dime!
Jenkins : **gestures to film editing software**
Boss (It's Roger Ebert, woah twist) : Ah yes of course. Carry on.