Clock Botching: How burn out is affecting workplace productivity

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00:00Do some days at work feel less like your average 9 to 5 and more like a performance art?

00:04You're upright, your screen's glowing, but in your head you're dreaming of retirement in the Florida Keys.

00:09Well, there's a name for that, and I'm sure your boss is going to love this one.

00:12It's called clock botching.

00:14You're present at work, but absent in mind.

00:16Experts say it's not millennial laziness, but rather burnout.

00:1966% of Americans report it.

00:21Gen Z?

00:21Well, they've mastered the art.

00:23Not because they don't care, but because they've noticed presence often outranks output.

00:27Now elsewhere, South Korea is testing a 4.5 day work week.

00:31Nurse turnover dropped from 19.5% to 7%, and sick days took a nosedive.

00:35The Netherlands, they're clocking just 32.1 hours a week, the shortest in Europe.

00:40Meanwhile, the U.S. is still putting in 42.9 hours, 10 of which are spent perfecting the art of pretending to care.

00:46So what's the solution?

00:47Fewer hours?

00:48Better boundaries?

00:48A federally mandated log-off siren?

00:50Whatever it is, critics warn that clock botching is quietly draining companies.

00:54Missed deadlines, morale and free fall, and the slow erosion of your boss's sanity.

00:58But what do you think?

00:59Are you a clock botcher?

01:00Do you know someone who is?

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