My job is supposed to be 9a-6p and I work totally remotely. I’m pretty new to the job so I still need a lot of guidance to direct my work. I take forever to do tasks because it feels like there’s no sense of urgency and I don’t want to be given more work.
I’m usually logged in to my work computer 8hrs/day but I really only do a good 2 or 3 hours of work. The rest of the time I’m doing stuff around the house, scrolling on my phone, or watching tv. Sometimes I do school work or play video games. I kind of feel like my job is a joke, but it pays well and it’s laughably easy, so I don’t want to complain.
Today I overslept and logged on 1.5hrs late. It feels strange to be so late to my job and literally not have anyone know any difference. It seems to literally not matter if I’m at work as long as I can answer the occasional teams message and be ready to jump in if anything actually important comes up. I hear all these scary stories about employers being able to track your activity, keystrokes, etc. Should I be worried that my low work effort will get me in trouble? I’ve been doing this for 3 months and no one has said anything negative to me about my work. The occasional mouse jiggle keeps my lap top from going to sleep and Teams from indicating me as “away”.
Is there any point in working any harder, unless I’m looking for a promotion? I wish I could see if anyone else on my team is actually putting in a full 8hrs of concentrated effort every day. If everyone is pulling the same stunt as me, I wouldn’t feel guilty, and maybe we could band together for a shorter work week. But of course, I’m not gonna say anything bc what if I shoot myself in the foot?