Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do?
In the last year or two, I have not &quot;worked&quot; more than 1-2 hours a day on average--some days for a grand total of zero hours. The quote&#x2F;unquote is not there by accident. I manage a team and some projects, and most of the time I let other people do the technical work while I get to chat with higher ups or give some general direction on where the work should go.<p>I consider myself very competent in my field even though I stopped doing purely technical work some time ago, but there are a lot of very good coders out there, but not enough &quot;lazy pragmatists&quot; like me.<p>My team likes me because I don&#x27;t micromanage, I support them as much as I can and can entertain them with some good jokes, career advice and a general openness that is hard to find in professional circles.<p>I have also been able to work remotely for months, and when I say remotely I mean in very remote places.<p>I also make top money for European standards.<p>Some will see me as a &quot;parasite&quot;, but they would be very wrong. I do exactly what I am asked to do, I am positive and upbeat and always ready to support the team at large when needed. Others may ask, &quot;is she not getting bored?&quot;, but the answer is &quot;are you kidding me?&quot;. I can spend time with my kids and partner, climb mountains, and brunch on the regular with my girlfriends.<p>Maybe (surely?) it will end at some point, but like someone said, &quot;tomorrow is not promised to anyone&quot;.<p>I might start a coaching service at some point, as I believe most professionals (forget about the SV types, I am talking about other geographies) are far from having a real understanding on how big companies work and what should be done to have a comfortable and impactful professional life (I am a top performer!), while at the same time enjoying this splendid world we are lucky to live in.