It is the polar opposite of the hustle culture, and I despise the hustle culture. Here I can be comfortably adequate and still feel valid.
I haven’t done a damn thing today at work. My inbox is empty. The helpdesk is stagnant. Nobody’s come into my office with an emergency. I’ve been watching Star Trek TNG interrupted only by toilet and coffee breaks. I’ll wait for the cleaning lady to check the trash cans (they’re empty), lock up, and go pick up my dad’s gift.
What a perfectly adequate day.
It certainly is… as long as The God Of The Rack accepts our sacrifice and none of the servers crap out during winter break.
Just make sure you stocked up on magic smoke in case one of them blows a gasket or whatever. Once it runs out of magic smoke you have to send emails and mark tickets ‘pending’.