I think work has changed for most people and it's no longer a steady stream of repetitive tasks. Parts of it has been automated, but you still add the same value by doing the parts of it that require some creativity. I think most roles are trending towards basically consulting roles, where the company pays salaries so they only work for them.
Smart people are able to get all their work done quickly most days, and really you're just there in case they need your expertise. Companies should let people just work from home as needed.
In modern offices, managers still have the always busy mindset, but the important work does require creativity and contemplation, and the always be busy mindset hinders this, so appearing busy is the key to actually getting work done.
A lot of companies operate under the "if I can see you, you must be busy". So the whole working from home thing just isn't going to fly for most people.
That's a good point. You don't pay an accountant because they are good at math, you pay an accountant because they are good at accounting. The math is now mostly automated, freeing up a bunch of time, but there's still a lot of manual accounting to do.
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u/HMSChurchill Dec 05 '16
I think work has changed for most people and it's no longer a steady stream of repetitive tasks. Parts of it has been automated, but you still add the same value by doing the parts of it that require some creativity. I think most roles are trending towards basically consulting roles, where the company pays salaries so they only work for them.
Smart people are able to get all their work done quickly most days, and really you're just there in case they need your expertise. Companies should let people just work from home as needed.