[silisili]

Not OP, and nothing makes it impossible, but from my experience in big companies, being visible is way more useful than being productive.

I got further faster by just answering emails right away than by churning out code. I got constant kudos, which got me promoted, and invited to more meetings, which led to less actual work. All because I just started replying to emails sent to our group. In retrospect it feels pretty perverse.

In lean companies and startups...perhaps not so much.

[entrox]

Having worked in a very large company for the past two decades now, one of the best career advices I ever got is about how you measure if you are a „good employee“.

It is very simple: you are a good employee if your boss(es) think you are.

That’s it. Nothing else matters in terms of career advancement or retainment.