I think more companies need to allow more flexibility when it comes to hours in the office. This is actually a pretty interesting topic to me.
From reading about programmers routines and how long one can code, I believe most people are fully engaged in their tasks 2-4 hours per day. Add some time for meetings and research. It is pretty silly to sit in the office 8 hours for a dev. That changes if your work in customer service or a similar job where you need to be there.
I actually interviewed at a company that had a strict 8-5 policy with 1 hour lunch. I told them that's too much time and I'm not willing to slave away in the office.(no remote option)
I think people should be open about productivity and not pretend it is some kind of a taboo subject that you can't bring up with your employer. There is no reason a dev should have strict hours, unless they are fresh and require supervision.
This is definitely a plague - when it comes to time usage - in current society. The perception of busyness as opposed to actual productivity.
We have all encountered some examples of that in all the offices we've worked in. I am baffled by:
1. How pervasive that problem is
2. How a large majority of people seem to agree but no one company has the guts to drive the behavioural change by implementing actual flexibility policies, which go beyond nice-sounding PR
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 13.5 ms ] threadFrom reading about programmers routines and how long one can code, I believe most people are fully engaged in their tasks 2-4 hours per day. Add some time for meetings and research. It is pretty silly to sit in the office 8 hours for a dev. That changes if your work in customer service or a similar job where you need to be there.
I actually interviewed at a company that had a strict 8-5 policy with 1 hour lunch. I told them that's too much time and I'm not willing to slave away in the office.(no remote option)
I think people should be open about productivity and not pretend it is some kind of a taboo subject that you can't bring up with your employer. There is no reason a dev should have strict hours, unless they are fresh and require supervision.