Stupid work

This is the work that does not add value, wastes time, and doesn’t improve the product or process, but is necessary to do in order to reach delivery.

A non-exhaustive list:

rework or n+=1 revisions for code review approval beyond the reach of reasonable requests
recommendations for effort, triage and prioritization when a bug is actually missing requirements or a feature request
status updates for different audiences
ticket writing
checking Jira ticket status automation has indeed updated the progress to the correct status
estimations without clear requirements
ass-covering documentation or test plans with screenshots and videos proving you did the work or testing
time logging and task tracking
clarifying where to store docs
code review and testing without any description of the original requirements, ticket or bug to fix