No no, it’s just that I don’t understand what’s she getting at - is she complaining that it’s bad that the meeting ended 4 minutes earlier than planned and it may as well take the full time? Like yeah, but why would it?
Or is she complaining that it was only 4 minutes and not like 20 (cause she wanted time for hobbies) - but in this case, just leave this job and become a travelling merchant or some shit
I typically hear people say it at my company because we’re all busy as hell and time in meetings is time spent not doing tasks (which are a mix of necessary and not).
I think it’s the phrasing that comes off out of touch.
Like expecting that we should be super grateful to the management that they are “giving us back” 4 minutes of “our time” (that we will likely have to spend doing work for the company anyway) even though there is literally nothing else to discuss.
4 minutes may not even be enough time for a bathroom break.
Do people really get upset about this? I hear it every day and have not even considered it would upset anyone
It just like a transaction, but with time. I booked an hour of your time, but used 56 minutes, so you get 4 of them back. Would someone be upset by giving someone 60 cents only to get 4 cents back because the product actually costs 56? No one expects you can buy anything with those 4 cents, but theyre still yours
In my experience it’s usually a “cherry on top” of whatever horrible personality that person has. It’s the difference between somebody who treats you like they own you for 40+ hours a week and somebody who understands that people are hired for what they know and not for their output quantity.
If someone’s a piece of shit, whatever corporate mannerisms they do or don’t pick up are not going to be what makes or breaks the fact they’re a shit person.
It’s not just corporate. My last job was basically the antithesis of corporate work and they still said it, but it was usually when it was 15+ minutes.
She’s complaining about the phrase “giving time back”. It’s a phrase used in corporate settings that is often used for small amounts of time. The meaning isn’t really important, but I find it’s used by individuals as a way of “virtue signaling” that everyone in the meeting are busy with other priorities.
Hopefully it’s a phrase that will pass quickly like many other corporate phrases.
It’s probably only relatable if you have a corporate job.
No no, it’s just that I don’t understand what’s she getting at - is she complaining that it’s bad that the meeting ended 4 minutes earlier than planned and it may as well take the full time? Like yeah, but why would it?
Or is she complaining that it was only 4 minutes and not like 20 (cause she wanted time for hobbies) - but in this case, just leave this job and become a travelling merchant or some shit
I typically hear people say it at my company because we’re all busy as hell and time in meetings is time spent not doing tasks (which are a mix of necessary and not).
We’re “getting back” the time to work, not relax
I think it’s the phrasing that comes off out of touch.
Like expecting that we should be super grateful to the management that they are “giving us back” 4 minutes of “our time” (that we will likely have to spend doing work for the company anyway) even though there is literally nothing else to discuss.
4 minutes may not even be enough time for a bathroom break.
Do people really get upset about this? I hear it every day and have not even considered it would upset anyone
It just like a transaction, but with time. I booked an hour of your time, but used 56 minutes, so you get 4 of them back. Would someone be upset by giving someone 60 cents only to get 4 cents back because the product actually costs 56? No one expects you can buy anything with those 4 cents, but theyre still yours
In my experience it’s usually a “cherry on top” of whatever horrible personality that person has. It’s the difference between somebody who treats you like they own you for 40+ hours a week and somebody who understands that people are hired for what they know and not for their output quantity.
If someone’s a piece of shit, whatever corporate mannerisms they do or don’t pick up are not going to be what makes or breaks the fact they’re a shit person.
I don’t think anyone is seriously upset about it but it is #justcorporatethings.
It’s not just corporate. My last job was basically the antithesis of corporate work and they still said it, but it was usually when it was 15+ minutes.
She’s complaining about the phrase “giving time back”. It’s a phrase used in corporate settings that is often used for small amounts of time. The meaning isn’t really important, but I find it’s used by individuals as a way of “virtue signaling” that everyone in the meeting are busy with other priorities.
Hopefully it’s a phrase that will pass quickly like many other corporate phrases.