It's not a question of fair or not fair. I'm challenging them to have actual rationale for their decisions and they are failing to articulate anything convincingly, which is negatively impacting my morale (and opinion of my management) ...and I am not alone.
Pulls back the veil that any higher ups know what they're doing or act with any kind of logical purpose. I'm familiar with this from my job
I think there are risks to full time wfh on both sides. The benefits far outweigh those risks imo on both sides, but… If operations weren’t quantifiably impacted by wfh over the last 18 months then I’m not sure what the reasoning could be outside of distrust/power.
Yeah my work told us how efficient we’ve been working from home and how surprised they were that it worked the way it did, etc. Then they put people into like 3-4 groups in terms of who had to return which resulted in questions in itself. Now, my group is told we are required to be there a minimum of 3 times a week. Others are full time WFH, others are 2x a week in office, others full time in office. No one ever really gave a rationale on any of it.
Executives are slippery slopers. Also an ego thing. Their idea of success is based on how they did it, and their ego programmed to fight off anything that challenges their idea of success.
And they have to justify paying so much for office space that isn't used or, surprise, as needed as they thought and were told it was.
It may not be "just because," but just a bunch of empty platitudes that lack any substance -- such as "we're an in-the-office company" or "firm culture;" or "to build camaraderie." In my opinion, a lot of CEOs/Executives treat it as more than just a full time job, it has to encompass their entire identity, and they want the same from their employees. Nah dude.
Just because we were idiots and didn’t think ahead in 2018 when we dumped a bunch of money into new office space and now we’re going to force you sit in it even though technically it’s going to cost us more to keep it fully open and maintain it.
My company could save a ton just on space rental and then not having to heat/cool/clean/etc that area. I mean they could give themselves that money in raises. It makes no sense
So many of them are robots with no hobbies aside from kids I got so many snide comments from working remotely in mexico for a few weeks
I think what made our WFH so productive was that we were in the office beforehand. I don't think id be as comfortable having never met my team in person or had some level of in-person relationship building. I could be in the minority or naive about that, but just thinking it through.
We break ground on a new office building in October. It was designed as a four story building. There was talk last year about making it three stories. They’re sticking with the original plan.
Exactly, and it’s part of the reason why I’m bearish on the long term viability of full time remote work (unless the company is fully remote). I think it’s way easier when a. you already know your coworkers and b. nearly everybody is also working remotely. These won’t exist as time goes on in the post covid world. If you’re expected to work full time in the office with no flexibility, then sure, complain about the old boomers. But a reasonable hybrid model is perfectly fine imo, and working in the office a few days a week doesn’t mean work consumes your life. I personally like the hybrid model and wouldn’t want to work for a fully remote company long term nor a full-time in the office with no flexibility company.
Guy at my plant got a COVID test over the weekend. Management told him to come back to work while he waited for results. He got them back today at lunch. Positive. No masks at all in the building. He delivers parts to each work cell, he's in contact with almost everyone on the floor. I'd estimate the plant is about ~25% vaccinated. On a positive note I got a new job and only have a week left at this hell hole.
The executive sound bite for the last 9 months has been "we don't know what it's going to be like post-pandemic, but we know it won't be the same" which is a really nifty way to say we have no idea what's going on and you're all coming back into the office.
Sub-Zero your point is a good one and I admit one that I hadn't previously considered. Not having to figure out how to communicate effectively with my immediate peers (know the proper tone, etc etc) is certainly a huge advantage... Buuut, otoh - I could easily see this just playing out as everything else has - we never stopped to figure out whether this shit was viable and, I actually strongly suspect that if we're faced with the scenario, we may find that we're just as capable of acclimating to a new organization and/or role "digitally" as we ever were in person. (Granted I'm assuming for alllll of this that we're talking about the kind of "knowledge workers" (gag) who pretty exclusively deal with digital tools if they are in the office to begin with.)
TBH the management relevant to my situation is saying we're not staying full remote because the larger org is not staying full remote. (Meanwhile there are other parts of said larger org that are in fact shifting to full remote) My problem is that it's all bullshit completely divorced from the actual question of business objectives and productivity. If you can make the case that we've been functioning at a lower level over the past year, I will listen intently - but they can't, because it isn't remotely (hah) true, and in fact it seems to a lot of us to be quite the opposite.
Executive on linkedin: Hi hood b goode, currently looking for opportunities? Your experience looks perfectly in line for a sr. leadership role in our organization. Me: Her: I love that you have both B2B and B2C digital marketing experience, and X and Y and etc. etc. It actually has been hard to find someone with your qualifications Me: Her: and we're looking to hire soon. Does that work? Me: Her: Lets talk tomorrow. Me: (Phone call) Her: Thanks for taking my call. To begin we're looking for you to move to bethesda maryland. Spoiler
My team will be full WFH. Which is nice. My peers will be sort of in office. Hybrid? Flex? Something like that. But our boss DGAF, so we’re all remote because we work with diff teams on the east coast. So it’s all remote anyway. I enjoy the execs trying to justify it on 30-60 minute Zoom calls with 600 people when it could be a memo: “We’ll open offices. Some days you’ll be in the office. Other days you won’t. We’re doing well. Keep it up.”
Pretty sure my new office building is making me sick. By the end of the day my throat is usually sore and clears up once I’m back home. Co-worker has chronic throat issues and coughing. They’re also renovating the suite opposite ours. Building uses mechanical ventilation. Not ideal for stress levels considering the current state of things.
Shout out to my former boss (who was replaced by my current boss) for coaching me through the interview process, telling me what im worth / what i should be targeting, and making me decline smaller offers
"touchpoint session" Ex: "How is the new time and labor reporting system going for you? You can attend the touchpoint session Wednesday if you need assistance."
I don't know who needs to hear this but not every company needs to post a 9/11 post on social media today. Not that it will stop them.
Anyone know of any good free resources to learn Microsoft Access better? I’m pretty good at excel, but know next to nothing on access but it seems like something that would be beneficial
On a scale of 0 to 10 how shitty is accepting an offer with company A then backing out when company B comes with the full court press / stronger offer? Im typically a guy who keeps his word, but torn here
Be up front with the new company, tell them what your old company is offering, and if they'd be willing to match. Bet on yourself brotha
Access can be useful if your company blacks you from any modern tool set. What do you want to do with it?
Which job would you like better? If you'd like A better, ask them to match. They either match, say no, or tell you to kick rocks; in that case, well, you have a fallback plan. If you like B better, seems like a no-brainer.