Remote software engineer completes their work in 25 hours with 30% above average productivity, wonders if they're wrong for not for doing so: 'I average 200-250 tickets a month'

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Aug 5, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

This guy is living the life that many people wish that they had; instead of being stuck on site or in the office for 40 hours a week, he has managed to finish his work in only 25 hours, even taking showers during meetings to cut down on personal responsibilities. "The dream," as some may call it, though there are debatable ethics involved in doing this. On the one hand, if you're completing your tasks and even performing well above standard, Is there really any problem with doing this? Even with ethics aside, I think the whole situation really begs the question of, if you can take a shower during a meeting is that meeting really necessary? Perhaps the existence and necessity of that meeting should be reviewed.

Still, working from an office itself isn't devoid of inefficiencies and pointless tasks. There are a lot of things that come into play when working from an office that waste time unnecessarily. Pointless meetings, repetitive small talk, and other frequent interruptions can constantly tear your attention away from your work making you wish that you could work without being under the constant gaze of your judgmental boss.

This worker shared how they got into a disagreement with their girlfriend about the hours that they were working. Commenters of this online workplace community responded, with many saying that the girlfriend was just jealous and encouraging the worker to continue with their working habits, just as long as they keep up with their work and don't draw unnecessary attention to themself.