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Understanding Productivity Theatre
- Productivity Theatre refers to pretending to work hard but not being productive.
- Theatre implies insincere, exaggerated behaviour, making productivity only an act.
Examples of Productivity Theatre
- Loud typing or shuffling papers at work can be just an act of pretending to be busy.
- Some workers might claim to work late but actually leave early, showing Productivity Theatre.
Productivity Theatre at Home
- Some people working from home watch TV and occasionally send emails to look busy.
- Others say they are busy but do personal tasks on the computer, which is Productivity Theatre.