The Office is Dying: Its Time to Rethink How We Work

[Bettie]

7. It also penalizes workers who

can do their work efficiently.

I had some downtime when I worked as an admin to a large group (30 direct support, 60 secondary). Some days I'd be looking for more work by about 2, because I had finished everything on my desk and usually done some for others as well. I finished everything, on time, and it was quality work.

There was also downtime while I waited for corrections, if I had done all the routine daily stuff.

I was good at my job.

Now, I guess I'd be fired even after getting all of my work done and half of someone else's due to being able to do it quickly and correctly.