Workers say they're engaging in 'productivity theater' for over 10 hours a week to appear busy, a survey shows
Workers are finding new ways to gain recognition from employers by engaging in tasks that make them look productive as fears about layoffs and job security amp up, aThe survey of 1,000 full-time US-based employees by workforce analytics company Visier was published in April and found that 43% of those employees surveyed are spending more than 10 hours per week on what it dubs"productivity theater" tasks.
The survey found that almost half of the hybrid workers surveyed – those who split their time between the office and home – spend more than 10 hours a week on performative work. While 35% of remote workers say they do the same. In an average workweek, close to half of an entire organization is spending 1.25 days on performative work rather than work that would be deemed meaningful, the survey results showed.
Common performative activities include responding to emails or messages unnecessarily quickly, scheduling emails or messages for the future, or attending unnecessary meetings. Over 80% of respondents said they had done at least of these activities in the past 12 months. According to the survey, one of the top motivators for performative work is the desire to appear more valuable to the business and to managers – regardless of whether you are doing work that is actually useful. Fear of job security is another factor at to why workers want to look busy and boost their visibility at the company.
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