Define: "Shadow PTO" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Invest in a hardware mouse jigglerMouse JigglerThe sacred physical hardware device standing between an employee's work-life balance and draconian corporate bossware.. Software ones leave logs."
Taking unrecorded personal time off while appearing online by artificially manipulating presence indicators.
What does "Shadow PTO" actually mean?
"You are holding the mouse hostage so nobody realizes you've been at the grocery store for three hours."
"We noticed a pattern of Shadow PTO and need to review expectations around core hoursCore hoursThe exact window when you will be trapped in back-to-back pointless meetings.."
"His status has been green all afternoon but he hasn't answered a single ping, he's definitely taking Shadow PTO."
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18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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