Is Time Tracking Normal in Civil Service?
I just started a new job a few weeks ago with DHS. It's my first time working as a govt. employee. My office requires everyone to fill out sheets saying how much time we spend on each task everyday (Ex: 2 hours reviewing X paperwork, 1.5 hours responding to emails, 1 hour in meeting for X, etc ).
It's a level of micromanaging I've never had to deal with before. My supervisor said it's mainly to make sure people aren't falling behind and not asking for help when they need it. Their example was making sure someone isn't taking over a week to do something that should take a day or two max. It's really stressing me out because I have no real reference for what's an acceptable amount of time for these tasks yet and since I'm new they aren't giving me a ton to do yet.
Is this normal for all civil service jobs? Or is this something that really depends on your supervisor?