Office productivity just performance? ‘I sit for 8 hrs & pretend to work,’ shares employee
A Reddit post by a young intern highlights a growing workplace trend called “task masking,” appearing busy without doing meaningful work. From interns to senior leaders, many admit to performing productivity rather than producing results. In reality, task masking is a management and culture problem, driven by visibility-based evaluation, unclear goals, and fear of being seen as idle.
A Reddit post by a young intern highlights a growing workplace trend called “task masking,” appearing busy without doing meaningful work. From interns to senior leaders, many admit to performing productivity rather than producing results. In reality, task masking is a management and culture problem, driven by visibility-based evaluation, unclear goals, and fear of being seen as idle.
