r/NICivilService

Culture

I’m fairly new to the Civil Service and still getting used to the culture after working in the private sector.
How closely is day-to-day activity actually monitored in practice? For example, Teams status, time spent active on your laptop, logging on/off, etc. Is it generally quite output/trust-based, or are managers likely to notice or question periods where you’re showing as away?
I’m not asking because I want to skive! I’m genuinely trying to understand the culture and expectations, particularly when working from home. In previous jobs I’ve sometimes felt I needed to be visibly “online” all the time even when I was getting my work done, so I’m just curious how it tends to work in the Civil Service.

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u/CartographerThin4254 — 9 days ago