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> Or sit watching Netflix all day.

Meh. I know a bunch of people who like having the TV or the radio on in the background. They're not actually listening to it, but they say they like the feeling of not being alone.

My mom does that when working around the kitchen. She'll have some news channel or similar on. She'll hear the same bulletins 10 times a day. And when in the evening something comes up at the dinner table, she'll have no recollection of ever having heard about it.




OK, but if someone's looking at you because of performance or whatever then having Netflix or YouTube open all day is not a good look.


That's precisely the point of their comment though. There's more context than just how long Netflix was open. It's not a "bad look" if it's literally how you do your job and are productive.




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