[ThomaszKrueger]

Unfortunately many management schools of thought still take the 8 hour as gospel. I worked at a company where my manager's words were "I expect 8 solid hours from developers". Well I gave him 8 solid hours of my physical body, but I allowed my mind to wander whenever if felt like. In a way I was not officially underemployed but I didn't give them "solid 8 hours" - I made sure time expanded to fill up estimates.

[fivestar]

Sure, but the trouble with that is you still have to be someplace--either at an office or at home. It's not like you can actually enjoy life more. Which is what this is really all about--being able to be free of "work" for as long as possible each week and still manage to eke out a living.

[pram]

Wow letting your mind wander, rebel without a cause here.

[shakestheclown]

I'm currently working on a device that tracks employee's brain waves to make sure they are working. Any period of daydreaming is deducted from their daily timesheet. I already have 600 million USD in preorders.

[thegayngler]

I've had that happen to me as well. I just nodded my head in agreement and did whatever the hell I wanted to anyway.

[pmoriarty]

If you only have to work 8 hour days, consider yourself very lucky.

[Retra]

Why is that lucky?