Progress Report on Busy Status Performance
The busy indicator is on. The person is working. The work is a three-hour reorganization of personal files, which the team waiting for their input would not classify as the relevant work.
Progress report: busy status. Period: 9am to 3pm. Stated status: busy. Actual activity: a sequence.
9:00am to 9:47am
The task the team was waiting on was opened. Research was conducted. A related document was needed. The document was in a folder that was disorganized. The folder was opened.
9:47am to 11:52am
The folder organization began. This was not planned but was identified as a prerequisite for efficient completion of the original task. The folder contained items from three different projects. Each project's items were sorted into subfolders. File names were standardized. Two duplicates were deleted.
The folder is now organized. The original task is clearer because the supporting materials are findable.
11:52am to 12:30pm
Lunch.
12:30pm to 2:15pm
The original task was returned to. The organized folder made the work more efficient, as predicted. The task was completed at 2:15pm.
Status During This Period
Busy: accurate from 9am to 3pm. Working occurred throughout. The working included a two-hour folder reorganization that was not the task the team was waiting on.
The team's task was completed at 2:15pm. The team's task had been opened at 9am. The six-hour gap was occupied by work, most of which was not the task.
The busy status was correct. The busy status communicated: do not interrupt. The do-not-interrupt was honored. The task was completed.
No performance occurred. Everything that happened was work. The folder is now organized.