Maybe a stupid question, but what would happen if you did?
I've never had a job explicitly tell me that I could just go read, but I've done just that at multiple jobs and no one has ever said anything about it.
I've never had a job explicitly tell me that I could just go read, but I've done just that at multiple jobs and no one has ever said anything about it.
Of course, with work from home, things are different, but I'm still at the mercy of the time-tracking system: every hour has to be accounted for and charged to a pre-approved bucket... and reading isn't in one of those buckets.
No offense, but have you ever tried politely telling such people to fuck off?....
...something rather common in the UK, though part of me suspects this would offend American sensibilities.