It's very normal for developers — being as they are in a "knowledge profession" — not to be sat typing away frantically for the exact period of time between 9am and 5.30pm. Creativity must come naturally, and that often involves procrastinating/relaxing during the day; when a burst of ideas comes, that's when the fingers start to fly. It's frustrating that management — not used to such professions — do not understand this. When Facebook and YouTube get blocked, software developer productivity goes down.

Having said that, it sounds like your business is made up of exceptionally lazy people. If people are really sitting doing nothing "all day", on a regular basis, then something is wrong.

It's very normal for developers — being as they are in a "knowledge profession" — not to be sat typing away frantically for the exact period of time between 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Creativity must come naturally, and that often involves procrastinating/relaxing during the day; when a burst of ideas comes, that's when the fingers start to fly. It's frustrating that management — not used to such professions — do not understand this. When Facebook and YouTube get blocked, software developer productivity goes down.

Having said that, it sounds like your business is made up of exceptionally lazy people. If people are really sitting doing nothing "all day", on a regular basis, then something is wrong.