I wanna know how many old bastards out there simply want to get back into their office to get a break from their shitty home life. Just because you dread spending all day with the wife and kids doesn’t mean I should be parking my ass in chair at the office for 40 hours a week.
This was my number one suggestion when they put me in the “return to work task force”. If we’re going 2-3 days a week hybrid, the equipment needs to be in place where people can move between seamlessly.
Starting next month I will be going back in 2-3 days a week and my wife 1 day a week. I think it’s important to be in the office and interact with people but it’s not necessary five days a week.
Rumor is we're going back in July. As a department we're going to do 2-3 days a week WFH whenever it ends up being.
I think this would be my ideal, unfortunately it's looking like we will be fully back in the office come September.
Think about how many hours an average 40 hour a week employee spends on their job: Work: 40 hours Lunch five days a week: 5 hours Commute (30 mins each way): 5 hours Dressed/breakfast/morning routine (hour a day): 5 hours 55 hours a week you commit to your job and related responsibilities. Until I start getting paid during that commute or getting ready, I'll be working from home. That hour lunch break at work is now spent working out, cooking a healthy lunch at home, quick grocery store trip, laundry, cleaning, etc. Simply eating on my back deck or outside is much more pleasurable than the employee break room. No more rushing in the morning and having to grab breakfast on the way or not having enough time to make lunch, which results in going out for lunch $$$ Average American drives 160 miles a week to and from work. 50 weeks = 8,000 miles at 25mpg and you're looking at 320 gallons of gas a year to drive to and from work. That's about $1,000 in gas per year you can save.
I lost about 20 lbs during Covid just because of the spare time I had to squeeze in a workout, cook a healthy lunch and dinner, etc. Hard to do any of that when you're in an office 9 hours a day then have to deal with kids on the front and back end of that day. And I'd argue I became a more efficient employee simply to having some of the, um, less technology-inclined co-workers be forced to adapt to using modern software to collaborate. Needless to say, not super happy we were forced back into the office on 3/1. As I sit here in my mask typing away.
Just had our Executive Leadership Team discuss company wide topics via Zoom. The CEO started off by talking about WFH. Says we won't return before mid-June and we will have at least 30 days notice. She made sure to mention that certain people will have to be back in the office full time or part time. They are still working on what the official telecommuting policy will look (jesus christ- it's been over a year). CEO said she can't wait to be back in the office and see everyone. Yeah, your job is to walk around and meet with external stakeholders every day. Meeting here and meeting there. You aren't pounding through data and contracts at your desk day in and day out. Can't wait til they announce a formal WFH policy that is probably telecommute on Fridays only. Hope it's a mass exodus.
Take a shot every time someone says: "I'll share my screen" "Can you see my screen?" "Sorry I was on mute"
I work in sales so I’m out and about, but let’s just say my divisional leadership REALLY dropped the ball this year and we are about to have a mass-exodus. One guy, after close to 10 years, is going into a new field and our bosses boss, on a conference call, said ‘we are going to find a way to all socially distance and get beers at a bar next Friday, we will figure it out to send Mitch off on his new adventure.’ This guy is probably my best work friend and I call him after, ‘um, did you know they are throwing you a party and do you A) have time to attend B) want to make a commute from your house 45 minutes away for said party for bosses you hate.’ Him, ‘dude I was told I wasn’t even supposed to work this next week, why the fuck do I want to see that asshole try to save face when we all know we hit our objectives and they never throw parties for people that leave. Fuck that, I’ll have you and co-worker 1 & co-worker 2 over and we can have beers and grill out when it works for all us.’ That kind of lack of communication & transparency is how a division is forced to fire 40% of their base after you just hit your sales team goals by over 8% in a 3 year period. Oh, my state also has record surges in covid cases and this co-worker just lost his uncle to covid. So, let’s all get together so we can give our entire team the chance to get covid together! (Some are vaccinated, some haven’t got chance yet)
I sent two emails today Really wasn’t feeling work The MLK Day to Memorial Day corporate death march is almost over
Reading this thread makes me realize just how much my company sucks. We had WFH for 2 weeks last March, then everyone mandatory back in the office. Had an office potluck last month and another one this month. We're in a mask mandated state, basically no one wears a mask ever. I hate it here.
That is crazy. I'll go about 19 months (last March to this October) before I'll step foot in an office and even then, I'll go from 5 days to maybe twice a week if I want going forward. I do miss traveling for work though.
Where are you? I can't imagine having community food with multiple hands touching serving spoons. That's a no form me. My wife has been at the office almost full time except when she was out on maternity. But they at least wear masks
The cfo of my company (who is a big husk, so this makes sense) was just bragging to people outside her office how she lied to someone getting on a public elevator that she was vaccinated so they’d get on. Jfc.
We are having an in-person whole plant meeting today. 100+ people in the same room. Almost no one wears a mask and I'm guessing the vaccination rate is well under 50%
Corporate speak in review: ‘Nobody is working hard enough right now, **proceeds to tell me how many hours he puts in** we are cashing it in.’ Literally 5 minutes after my goals are discussed. ‘We expect 15% up and you are 20% up on one and 30% up on another and you hit 75% on this one expecting 70% and are at 96% on this one and the 95% is the goal. You are kicking ass.’ Felt like I was taking crazy pills that I hit EVERY goal (which they said are high so we shoot high, another cringeworthy comment) they wanted but I’m not working hard enough. It was a very 1-sided talking review because I about quit on the spot.
unacceptable and should be reported Like I don't view riding an elevator with someone to be a serious risk factor but that's just disgusting underhanded shit that should not be tolerated and it's certainly no way for a leader to be behaving. I'd find a way to out this.
My company had a district wide meeting a few months ago where 10 people got Covid. We are doing it again in a few weeks.
Company had a fantastic financial year in 2020. Strong sales, shuffled people around to handle affected markets, strong labor multiplier, etc. We are going back to the office June 21. Employees now get 30 wfh days a year. Executive leadership is full of old school shitheads. I’m curious to see how many people quit because of this.
My director announced yesterday that my role will be full time wfh from this point forward. The company is still working out some of the details, but it is pretty much guaranteed I will only have to come into the office once or twice per month.
Lots of rumblings about returning to normal "very soon." They've asked everyone for their vaccination status, but aren't really forcing the issue. I plan on leaving on October 1, regardless of the WFH situation -- need to collect that salary for a few more months. Hoping they do a return to the office after Labor Day so I can come with my 2-weeks in hand.
I'm always baffled by the decisions made by the supposed big brains in administration. Seems like you'd cut a lot of overhead costs by letting people work from home along with keeping them happy but you want to risk all that to make them be in the office for what?
halfway through my 3 week notice period at my current job (it was supposed to be 2 but they asked for another week and I obliged) and it's so annoying just having everyone pepper you with questions they should have already known the answer to but now that you'll be gone they know they better figure out because it was their job to begin with. I feel like they're trying to suck every last bit of life out of me before I go.
I actually want to get back into the office somewhat. I was doing a really good job of not brining my laptop to meetings before all of this which helped me focus. Now it's the opposite. We will be going back in July-is but will be super limited. Maybe 1 or 2 days a week. They sent out a survey about vaccination levels to gauge the safety of everyone being together. So I think it will be fine.
I was never out of the office during this. Our company has been back full in the office since like July 2020,
I know this is probably an unpopular opinion but I don't know how people still working from home haven't lost their minds. I've been back 2-3 days a week since August and full time since January. I'm jealous of the flexibility people working from home seem to have, especially as the weather gets nice, but I prefer going to the office everyday.