Since going hybrid, I’ve felt a weird pressure to “prove” I’m working even harder.
Even though I’m productive, I keep staying online longer, replying instantly, and showing up early to Zoom calls just so it’s visible.
No one asked me to do this. It’s all self-imposed.
Has anyone else had to unlearn that mindset?

What helped you stop tying your value to being “visibly busy”?

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I’ve been caught in that productivity guilt trap before. But the truth is, being constantly available or replying instantly doesn’t equal competence nor does staying online longer make you more productive. A lot of this stems from outdated office culture still influencing remote work. Shifting from visibility to value and setting digital boundaries made a big difference for me.

I like to deliver something, if I do offer, then this is the only way I can prove myself!

For me, I always focus on outcomes and delivering value that is high visibility and gets a lot of other teams involved. Then, the mentality shifts from “how productive are you” to “what is your value add”. Any other intrusion of “are you doing enough” gets silenced.

Getting an opportunity to deliver something of high visibility is very hard to come by!

When that happens I go take a nap

It seems like this is the best thing to do!

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