“Digital presenteeism”, or the staging of productivity in telework

As pointed out Vox, several studies tend to show that people carrying out their activity from home are at least as productive as if they went to the office: they no longer count their hours, participate in more meetings, carry out more tasks for an equivalent quality of rendering , or even higher. Problem: the bosses remain suspicious of their employees, says the American site.

“This mistrust […] encourages employees to do tons to show that they are working. Which is not really the same as working. In fact, it’s more of a productivity show, as some say.” In fact, this “staging” consists of regularly updating one’s status on professional messaging, making sure to appear online on all platforms, sending small messages to each other