Dumb question, but what does "signed into Chrome" even mean? Since when do you sign into a Browser (or any other app on your computer, for that matter).
I use mostly Firefox, so what am I missing about Chrome?
"consultants who quietly lightened their workload did just as well in their performance reviews as those who were truly working 80 or more hours a week suggests that in normal times, heavy workloads may be more about signaling devotion to a firm than really being more productive."
Except that they didn't measure productivity, they measured performance reviews. Those might not be the same things.
I think it has long been known that if you make a big fuss about your contributions, you will be noticed more (and maybe even be promoted). Productivity and perception of productivity might be only weakly correlated.
I don't know if the conclusion should be to fake more, or for managers to notice more. In any case, would expect the market to take care of it (good workers aggregating in companies that notice their productivity).
I use mostly Firefox, so what am I missing about Chrome?