primary 15" laptop with two external monitors (so 3 screens in use simultaneously)
secondary 15" laptop with external monitor (so another 2 screens) when the primary one was tied up doing heavy processing (I was lucky and managed to hold onto my previous laptop when we did the usual rounds of device upgrades whereas most people just returned them to IT to be retired, so I had a spare that I could readily take home for WFH days without messing with my main office setup)
a standalone PC monitor (for automation stuff, so the screen was there just for monitoring as needed)

[–] h4mi@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Oh fuck, I have 5 27-32” monitors, phone, 2 laptops and a wall TV. Based on this I’m half fired already.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 points 39 minutes ago

Why would anyone fire someone who works so much for so little?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 92 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Importance, or lack of work contribution? Smaller screen = works less.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 points 45 minutes ago

Well, if the company gets fined for mismanaging or committing fraud, who do you think they will fire?

A scapegoat is very important.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 12 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

They'll say that their work is mainly talking to other people

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago

Disgusting.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 48 points 3 hours ago

Importance as in payment, probably

[–] nitrolife@rekabu.ru 2 points 1 hour ago

The job of people around the CEO is primarily to make decisions. All this huge chain of managers is needed only to aggregate information so that the CEO can make an informed decision. This is how many large companies operate. I would even say that there is a direct correlation between the size of the campaign and the number of monitors at the bottom.

The flip side of sitting behind a huge monitor is that you won't stay outside with a huge number of your employees if you make the wrong decision. It's just a different job.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

True for the phone and tablet, but for any sort of computer that is not true

I work on a laptop with virtual desktops and I am much more productive that way than with a big screen... Or two big screens.

Everything is in the center of my field of view, I know which VD of my 3x3 grid holds what. It's much more efficient for me than bigger screens could ever be. And that is not for lack of trying!

It just depends on the person.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

VDs arranged in a grid ? Why ?

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 59 minutes ago) (1 children)

Faster switch. Think each column being 1-3 and each row as A-C

B2 is my terminals, B3 is my IDE, B1 is a secondary IDE (for instance, DataGrip), C row is browser windows, A1-2 is temporary, not often used windows, A3 is communication apps. I mostly use A3, B2-3 and C2-3. It's all mapped in my head so I can instantly switch to whichever VD I need.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 54 minutes ago (1 children)

That's impressive

Personally I never needed more than 5 desktops, and I don't think I could remember what I put on more desktops

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 39 minutes ago

Haha that's fair

Although it's a habit thing. Most of these are fixed, I never switch them to a different position. So the only ones I have to remember is A1-2 if I am using them, the rest is as easy as knowing where your glasses are stored in your cupboards.

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I'm at "iPad and enormous curved monitor connected to a laptop" so I guess I average out to upper-middle management. Which is shockingly accurate.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 19 points 3 hours ago

"Importance™"

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 24 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I feel wrong.

I have an iPhone, and a laptop and 2 screens.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 70 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

That's four screens total. You're first on the chopping block.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Nah, actually, in a typical company the lower down the ranks you are the less likely you are to be fired, statistically speaking (to a point, of course you're more likely to be fired while on probation or something).

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Fact is, in my company, higher ups have more screens than me. Like phone, desktop, couple monitors and huge wall monitor.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 5 points 3 hours ago

Maybe your company is a statistical outlier

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 points 2 hours ago

I have a laptop, mobile, and two monitors. Jack of all trades.

[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Except russian CEOs get a large screen with a handle.