About 18 months ago there was burbling from management at my company about returning to the office. Then ~30 superstar employees signed an email outlining what would happen if return to the office was forced on them. It’s never been mentioned since.
loztriforce on
Yeah I can’t go back to the office at this point.
I’m so much happier, and more productive overall.
I don’t need any level of socialization/contact/oversight to be a good worker.
I’m very grateful that some shred of good could come from the pandemic.
GertonX on
My company is (stupidly) trying to hire someone for in-office hybrid.
The candidate pool has been minimal and lackluster to say the least.
Pretty sure the hiring manager is pulling her hair out because she doesn’t even need the position to be hybrid.
currently__working on
I’m a fan of the hybrid style. Working at home is fine and all, but I wouldn’t want it to be the only option. I’m a very keep-to-myself person, but even I want to see people I work with every now and again.
JoeBobsfromBoobert on
Unless your the 1% or a commercial real estate it 100% makes more sense and is way way better for the environment.. the only ones complaining are dinosaurs who cant figure out how to adapt.
hifidood on
It shouldn’t be about where the work is done, but if the work is getting done correctly and on time. Employees working from home doing their jobs, meeting deadlines etc? Then great, what’s the problem?
rhunter99 on
WFH is the greatest thing to come out of the pandemic. Hundreds of benefits
thisguypercents on
Been staying home for over 2 decades. Been hiring people remotely for over a decade.
Watched top quality applicants flood our applications for past 5 years.
I would like to thank all the RTO employers out there for my booming performance to shareholders.
forever_a10ne on
I have lost 4 coworkers due to my employer’s RTO policy. My team isn’t very big, and the people we lost haven’t had their positions backfilled, so everyone who is still here is burnt out. I think about half of my team, including myself, has had to take a leave of absence because of burnout and anxiety. The only reason I’m still around is because of the pay. The concept of “infinite growth” and “in-person team building” is ass backwards and unrealistic.
thieh on
That sort of only applies to people who have a choice. For the tech industry, they kind of have to show up when some hardware dies unless there are people who are on site to get those hardware related things done. Otherwise the business pays a fee to a company to manage the hardware for them which means someone has to show up on site in any case.
swim_to_survive on
Just want to throw a shout out to salesforce for being such a colossally shit company in this regards. Worst smug ass tech leaders, came out the gate with their chief people officer putting out a piece saying their workers never have to come in again during the pandemic. Then they walk that back to 80% of the workforce can come in if they choose once a week or something like that to now basically forcing everyone back to pre pandemic levels. (3dsys a week at least).
Such shit leadership. Such smug bullshit.
I salute anyone worth a damn that leaves that company.
NebulousNitrate on
And employers are making their lives harder and harder remote. Remote work isn’t growing, it’s being picked away piece by piece. Unfortunately the ultimate push to return to in-person work will be when large companies restrict higher raises and promotions to in-person employees only.
Maanzacorian on
I’d get it if it was like a 6 week experiment or something, but many of us started as a result of COVID and have been home for 4 years now. Nearly half of my time at this company has been spent working from home, and the numbers aren’t lying. You don’t grow 18% per year due to loss of productivity from everyone working at home.
WatchStoredInAss on
Unfortunately there are the minority of douches who are fucking it up for the rest of us…. the ones who slack off. I know a couple of coworkers who I am convinced work 2 hours a day, because they are never around when I IM them.
On the other hand, good managers should be able to detect dead weight easily, remote or not.
IHate2ChooseUserName on
i was asked to RTO.
1: NONE of my team are in the same location
2: NONE of my managers are in the same location
3: NONE of the clients I work with are in the same location
I used to do zoom meeting at home
Now I do zoom meeting at a mostly empty office
and I am still expected to work from 6AM to as late as possible (my WFH schedule)
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“So there!….Nyahhh…..Hmmph…”
About 18 months ago there was burbling from management at my company about returning to the office. Then ~30 superstar employees signed an email outlining what would happen if return to the office was forced on them. It’s never been mentioned since.
Yeah I can’t go back to the office at this point.
I’m so much happier, and more productive overall.
I don’t need any level of socialization/contact/oversight to be a good worker.
I’m very grateful that some shred of good could come from the pandemic.
My company is (stupidly) trying to hire someone for in-office hybrid.
The candidate pool has been minimal and lackluster to say the least.
Pretty sure the hiring manager is pulling her hair out because she doesn’t even need the position to be hybrid.
I’m a fan of the hybrid style. Working at home is fine and all, but I wouldn’t want it to be the only option. I’m a very keep-to-myself person, but even I want to see people I work with every now and again.
Unless your the 1% or a commercial real estate it 100% makes more sense and is way way better for the environment.. the only ones complaining are dinosaurs who cant figure out how to adapt.
It shouldn’t be about where the work is done, but if the work is getting done correctly and on time. Employees working from home doing their jobs, meeting deadlines etc? Then great, what’s the problem?
WFH is the greatest thing to come out of the pandemic. Hundreds of benefits
Been staying home for over 2 decades. Been hiring people remotely for over a decade.
Watched top quality applicants flood our applications for past 5 years.
I would like to thank all the RTO employers out there for my booming performance to shareholders.
I have lost 4 coworkers due to my employer’s RTO policy. My team isn’t very big, and the people we lost haven’t had their positions backfilled, so everyone who is still here is burnt out. I think about half of my team, including myself, has had to take a leave of absence because of burnout and anxiety. The only reason I’m still around is because of the pay. The concept of “infinite growth” and “in-person team building” is ass backwards and unrealistic.
That sort of only applies to people who have a choice. For the tech industry, they kind of have to show up when some hardware dies unless there are people who are on site to get those hardware related things done. Otherwise the business pays a fee to a company to manage the hardware for them which means someone has to show up on site in any case.
Just want to throw a shout out to salesforce for being such a colossally shit company in this regards. Worst smug ass tech leaders, came out the gate with their chief people officer putting out a piece saying their workers never have to come in again during the pandemic. Then they walk that back to 80% of the workforce can come in if they choose once a week or something like that to now basically forcing everyone back to pre pandemic levels. (3dsys a week at least).
Such shit leadership. Such smug bullshit.
I salute anyone worth a damn that leaves that company.
And employers are making their lives harder and harder remote. Remote work isn’t growing, it’s being picked away piece by piece. Unfortunately the ultimate push to return to in-person work will be when large companies restrict higher raises and promotions to in-person employees only.
I’d get it if it was like a 6 week experiment or something, but many of us started as a result of COVID and have been home for 4 years now. Nearly half of my time at this company has been spent working from home, and the numbers aren’t lying. You don’t grow 18% per year due to loss of productivity from everyone working at home.
Unfortunately there are the minority of douches who are fucking it up for the rest of us…. the ones who slack off. I know a couple of coworkers who I am convinced work 2 hours a day, because they are never around when I IM them.
On the other hand, good managers should be able to detect dead weight easily, remote or not.
i was asked to RTO.
1: NONE of my team are in the same location
2: NONE of my managers are in the same location
3: NONE of the clients I work with are in the same location
I used to do zoom meeting at home
Now I do zoom meeting at a mostly empty office
and I am still expected to work from 6AM to as late as possible (my WFH schedule)
FUCK