Metawork!

08 May 2005

I’ve added a Wikipedia entry about Metawork.

I agree with Rory Blyth that Metawork should be defined as “the work that y
ou have to do in order to get your real work done.”

I’ve been bombarded with metawork the past two months, you know its bad when your boss has also coined the term ‘metawork’. My metawork has ranged from H
R to IT to Purchasing to Travelling, etc. Its not that I don’t like variety in the work place, don’t get me wrong, its a major part of the reason I’m stil
l around. I just think its funny that I’m not the only one talking about ‘metawork’.

example) I’ve spent 3 or 4 weeks of the past 2 months on the east coast at various tradeshows and customer sites. Heading back to Philly and Boston next
week for 11 or 12 days.

All this and I’m really just a programmer/team lead/technology lead. The life of a startup employee is enviable

Luckily I had a two week (non-work related) stay in Mexico which helped get me grounded and motivated again.

Of course, metawork wouldn’t be so bad if one didn’t have deadlines on features you’re supposed to be overseeing and weren’t forced into working weekends a
nd nights just to stay on top of things.