[ginolomelino]

Not only is it the lack of control, it's also the fuzzy feeling managers get from seeing you at your desk. Many managers don't understand that you're not necessarily working when you're staring at your screen and vice versa. Being able to walk by and see someone sitting at their desk gives gives them the (possibly false) impression that work is being done. If every moment not spent doing actual work was spent away from my desk, my employer would view me as lazy. As is, a large portion of my time is spent not doing visible work but because I'm at my desk, it's not a problem.

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This floors me. But you are absolutely SPOT ON. I really had to laugh when I read this b/c I feel like this is an ongoing joke in the dev and greater IT community. Sigh... so true.