• compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Turns out as long as you have your browser and inbox open and frown at your screen when your boss walks by, most people won’t question it any further

        • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Bonus points if the browser has loaded a webpage, preferably one showing graphs that automagically update?

            • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
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              2 months ago

              As someone who builds a ton of dashboards for executives they absolutely do! It’s also very obvious when an executive finally gets replaced who hasn’t been pulling their weight because I’ll suddenly learn that 3 of the dashboards we made for them have been broken for multiple years without anyone noticing

              • sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works
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                2 months ago

                Accurate haha. It’s funny but also sad to open a website you’ve built and realize a feature has been broken for years and nobody noticed.

        • Grimy@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Sometimes, I’ll lean back, look at the ceiling and let out a loud “hmmmm” so it’s clear I’m thinking and doing a difficult task.

  • mgenehoffman@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Download Vivid for your MacBook Pro and it forces the 1600 nits of brightness usually reserved for HDR content to your display full time. Outdoor work is entirely possible in this scenario.

  • da_cow (she/her)@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Working outside can be fun. At least AS long AS you dont need that good of an internet connection, have a comfy place to sit in and are at a somewhat dark spot, so you can still see on your screen.

    If and only if these three things are all given, than it can be quite nice to work outside.

    • Captain_Faraday@programming.devEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Couldn’t agree more. Some of my best work and learning recently has been me on my back porch under shade with a box fan. While I have solid WiFi and power there, I also pack a portable monitor and can work without internet on much of what I do.

  • kazerniel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Being on your laptop outside is a miserable experience

    ftfy

    As a lifelong desktop PC user, laptops just feel claustrophobic 😅 Especially sucks without a mouse, fuck the trackpad.

    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Bro, people today prefer trackpad. Its fucking mindblowing. Ive met several IRL people that love trackpads and don’t own a mouse.

      I almost guarantee I’m 10x faster at anything on a PC than them

  • Soup@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    If I’m ever envious of someone doing work in places where they should be relaxing, please kill me.

    • arendjr@programming.dev
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      2 months ago

      You must be someone who hates working from home, because home is the place where we should all feel relaxed, right? What about working in the garden? The garden is certainly a relaxation spot, but god forbid you get some rays of sunshine while you work.

      I understand the desire to pity people who work at the beach. But then again, I pity anyone who ended up living near Silicon Valley. Think of all the money though!

      • Soup@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        That’s one extreme way to take the comment, I guess. I worked from home for a while and I think these return to office orders are stupid as hell, largely because going to the office needs unpaid commuting time, annoyances related to needing to bring a lunch, and it takes away your ability to do small chores and stuff during the work day that might be often impossible during the evening for one reason or another.

        Look, if you want to work at the beach or whatever then go for it, but the idea that California is the “envy of nations” because people can do labour at a beach is insanity.