I use a mouse jiggler while I’m working because I often spend quite a bit of time just thinking through data structures and code composition and Teams is absolutely sure that I’m away from my desk if it’s more than 5 minutes.
Same here. Also I sometimes think about these kinds of things when I’m off the clock too. I don’t want to but you can’t exactly tell your brain to stop thinking about work stuff at 5pm. Sometimes I’m just watching TV or whatever and a thought about how to solve a work problem pops into my head.
To me it says more about how bad the management is at a company that has to resort to try to detecting mouse jigglers. Do they know so little about what the employees do that they don’t simply notice that work isn’t getting done if an employee isn’t actually working?
Hilariously enough there’s tons of empirical data that shows people are far more productive in socializing environments where micromanaging doesn’t happen, and arbitrary rules aren’t put in place. Give people an actual sense of community, they actually engage in work they have to get done.
Only downside with teams is that you can’t accept direct teams calls while in a meeting and they can see you are in a meeting. You always get the odd person who dials before asking via chat if you are available so you don’t get the chance to close your meeting first.
I use a mouse jiggler while I’m working because I often spend quite a bit of time just thinking through data structures and code composition and Teams is absolutely sure that I’m away from my desk if it’s more than 5 minutes.
Same here. Also I sometimes think about these kinds of things when I’m off the clock too. I don’t want to but you can’t exactly tell your brain to stop thinking about work stuff at 5pm. Sometimes I’m just watching TV or whatever and a thought about how to solve a work problem pops into my head.
To me it says more about how bad the management is at a company that has to resort to try to detecting mouse jigglers. Do they know so little about what the employees do that they don’t simply notice that work isn’t getting done if an employee isn’t actually working?
Hilariously enough there’s tons of empirical data that shows people are far more productive in socializing environments where micromanaging doesn’t happen, and arbitrary rules aren’t put in place. Give people an actual sense of community, they actually engage in work they have to get done.
Absolutely. If you have an adversarial relationship with your employees and why would you think they’d ever be loyal or go the extra mile?
I really don’t get employers like that…
If you join a private meeting with yourself it will show you busy
That explains my turbulent pubescence.
Just a heads-up, there are activity reports that can be run that will readily show this.
Start a meeting. Then mark yourself as available.
Only downside with teams is that you can’t accept direct teams calls while in a meeting and they can see you are in a meeting. You always get the odd person who dials before asking via chat if you are available so you don’t get the chance to close your meeting first.
You can accept direct calls on teams while in a meeting. It puts your original meeting on hold
Code up an F24 presser in Excels VBA macro editor, and run that between your work hours.
That is a good suggestion. Interesting. I’ll have to try it. Although if you’re in a meeting doesn’t that mark you as busy?
Try reading step 2. 😂
Which one is step 2? Is that the one after step 1?
No no it’s the one just before step 3
Nooooooononono…it’s the one before step 3
I just open notepad and put something on the enter key and lay the laptop lid on it.
That’s an interesting solution. What, may I ask, are you using on the enter key?
I set my pocket knife on mine
Depends if I want to use my phone or not. If I balance it correctly the mouse works, cellphone works perfect as well.
I’m simply always away. It’s less misleading than being randomly away because I do actual work and am not glued to the computer.