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I get called a part-timer all the time for leaving when I get off & I have no interactions with customers so it isn't like I'm missing any opportunities if I head out. Also, I'm pretty sure most people here think I don't do anything at all during the day since I'm "the computer guy" and I don't actually sell cars. Quite honestly, I do work at home as well since I can work in an environment that is most suitable to my productivity. At work, I'm required to work in someone else's definition of a 'productive environment' which I don't fully agree with.


I like this from the article:


"Ultimately, I think the measure of our work is in our productivity, not the number of hours we put in."


I wish my current work environment embraced this outlook. I'm expected to get to an office and sit for 8+ hours doing something that I could easily do in a library and be more productive since I wouldn't have any distractions (phones ringing, people asking me to fix their printers, salespeople asking questions, etc.). I understand I live in the retail world, but I don't think this is the ideal environment for productivity for someone that doesn't interact with customers.


Love this video from 37signals founder Jason Fried about "Why Work Doesn't Happen At Work":


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Am I alone or out of line with these thoughts?