No no, it’s just that I don’t understand what’s she getting at - is she complaining that it’s bad that the meeting ended 4 minutes earlier than planned and it may as well take the full time? Like yeah, but why would it?
Or is she complaining that it was only 4 minutes and not like 20 (cause she wanted time for hobbies) - but in this case, just leave this job and become a travelling merchant or some shit
I think it’s the phrasing that comes off out of touch.
Like expecting that we should be super grateful to the management that they are “giving us back” 4 minutes of our time even though there is literally nothing else to discuss.
Do people really get upset about this? I hear it every day and have not even considered it would upset anyone
It just like a transaction, but with time. I booked an hour of your time, but used 56 minutes, so you get 4 of them back. Would someone be upset by giving someone 60 cents only to get 4 cents back because the product actually costs 56? No one expects you can buy anything with those 4 cents, but theyre still yours
In my experience it’s usually a “cherry on top” of whatever horrible personality that person has. It’s the difference between somebody who treats like they own you for 40+ hours a week and somebody who understands that people are hired for what they know and not for their output quantity.
Why would you plan 0 minutes for a bathroom break? If you planned 5, now you have 9. You can make a coffee. You can check the news, or you favorite socials. You can stare out the window. You can start work on whatever else you planned after the meeting. You can rant on the interwebs about having 4 minutes back.
She’s complaining about the phrase “giving time back”. It’s a phrase used in corporate settings that is often used for small amounts of time. The meaning isn’t really important, but I find it’s used by individuals as a way of “virtue signaling” that everyone in the meeting are busy with other priorities.
Hopefully it’s a phrase that will pass quickly like many other corporate phrases.
I typically hear people say it at my company because we’re all busy as hell and time in meetings is time spent not doing tasks (which are a mix of necessary and not).
ddplf@szmer.info 2 months ago
No no, it’s just that I don’t understand what’s she getting at - is she complaining that it’s bad that the meeting ended 4 minutes earlier than planned and it may as well take the full time? Like yeah, but why would it?
Or is she complaining that it was only 4 minutes and not like 20 (cause she wanted time for hobbies) - but in this case, just leave this job and become a travelling merchant or some shit
peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I think it’s the phrasing that comes off out of touch.
Like expecting that we should be super grateful to the management that they are “giving us back” 4 minutes of our time even though there is literally nothing else to discuss.
Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Do people really get upset about this? I hear it every day and have not even considered it would upset anyone
It just like a transaction, but with time. I booked an hour of your time, but used 56 minutes, so you get 4 of them back. Would someone be upset by giving someone 60 cents only to get 4 cents back because the product actually costs 56? No one expects you can buy anything with those 4 cents, but theyre still yours
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
In my experience it’s usually a “cherry on top” of whatever horrible personality that person has. It’s the difference between somebody who treats like they own you for 40+ hours a week and somebody who understands that people are hired for what they know and not for their output quantity.
peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I don’t think anyone is seriously upset about it but it is #justcorporatethings.
Tja@programming.dev 2 months ago
Why would you plan 0 minutes for a bathroom break? If you planned 5, now you have 9. You can make a coffee. You can check the news, or you favorite socials. You can stare out the window. You can start work on whatever else you planned after the meeting. You can rant on the interwebs about having 4 minutes back.
Eheran@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Who plans bathroom breaks…?
BlazeDaley@lemmy.world 2 months ago
She’s complaining about the phrase “giving time back”. It’s a phrase used in corporate settings that is often used for small amounts of time. The meaning isn’t really important, but I find it’s used by individuals as a way of “virtue signaling” that everyone in the meeting are busy with other priorities.
Hopefully it’s a phrase that will pass quickly like many other corporate phrases.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I typically hear people say it at my company because we’re all busy as hell and time in meetings is time spent not doing tasks (which are a mix of necessary and not).
We’re “getting back” the time to work, not relax