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I have an absolutely terrible span of attention, and tend to work in "bursts", 200% during hour one, 50% during hour two. Luckily system administration calls for exactly that sort of approach. I wouldn't work for an employer that didn't let me play games in my downtime. Similarly I expect that my home games will be interrupted with system admin emergencies. The way I see it, if you can call me at 11 PM with an emergency and not pay OT, it's OK for me to be playing Nethack at 11 AM while I wait for the second cup of coffee to kick in.
When I was an employer I built a strong team of talented people and let them do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. We always had too much talent for the amount of work we had. (Of course I went out of business but it was the sales model that failed during the bubble, not the amount we got done.)
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