Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I intentionally set it to “appear offline”. I don’t want anyone monitoring me. That would make my anxiety high.

Terrible idea.

Correction—I set it to “appear away”. Why is it a terrible idea? I have anxiety, I don’t want to constantly worry about my dot turning to yellow.

“Appear offline”. Not “appear away”

Ignore the dots.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I intentionally set it to “appear offline”. I don’t want anyone monitoring me. That would make my anxiety high.

Terrible idea.

Correction—I set it to “appear away”. Why is it a terrible idea? I have anxiety, I don’t want to constantly worry about my dot turning to yellow.

Anonymous wrote:The green dot means nothing

Yes, Teams is quite wonky. I've had extensive conversations with someone in Teams where they're clearly working and their dot is yellow the whole time.

Anonymous wrote:Productivity should be based on deliverables no?

Deliverables can be a ton of things. I write long-form strategic analysis. That’s a deliverable.

It’s not just about “widgets.”

Anonymous wrote:I intentionally set it to appear away. I don’t want anyone monitoring me. That would make my anxiety high.

Terrible idea.

Anonymous wrote:What time do you expect to see green dots in Outlook/Teams each morning during the work week?

At what point do you start to wonder about someone’s productivity?

At what point do you get frustrated?

Wut.

I manage a team of 22. I never look at dots and don’t care. I expect people to be responsive, like responding to my emails within an hour or two. But if they check their emails at 8 and then log on properly at 10, that is fine with me.

The green dot means nothing

I turn my dot on before I head out for a dog walk at 8:00 and it's on all day. Nobody reaches out to me that early but it's a good look lol.

My dot is green but I’m on DCUM.

I intentionally set it to appear away. I don’t want anyone monitoring me. That would make my anxiety high.

Anonymous wrote:Productivity should be based on deliverables no?

If you are in the business of manufacturing widgets, absolutely!

But if your work is less tangible, and especially if your work is administrative/supporting others, then it’s a little different. You should be available during core hours (not “away”/offline…which we can see thanks to the colored dots).

Productivity should be based on deliverables no?

What time do you expect to see green dots in Outlook/Teams each morning during the work week?

At what point do you start to wonder about someone’s productivity?

At what point do you get frustrated?