alt Hacker NewsWhy would the boss accept that? They automated the work to eliminate employee downtime. If the employees were upset to lose their chatting time then presumably they lack the agency to choose chatting over work duties when they’re unblocked. The only way to help them in that situation is to organize them
Because the 10 minutes of chatting has value too. Which is why corporations make you spend so much time on team building exercises and axe throwing.