[cvolzer3]

On most days, nearly 100% of my time is spent doing actual work.

I'm able to reach that level because I work for myself, which permits me to aggressively decline meetings, focus on one project, control my work environment, and partition my time for maximum effectiveness.

When I was traditionally employed in tech, it was somewhere in the threshold most people here are describing (25-50%).

When I worked at a warehouse in high school, my time was mostly spent working with some bullshiting interspersed.