There are many reasons why I don't believe that attrition will be huge due to RTO. People say all kinds of things, and perhaps most of them would like to leave and work somewhere else fully remotely, but I don't believe that many people will leave because of the RTO policy. Maybe I'm wrong?
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I personally know three people who are now job hunting because they do not want to return to the office even one day per week. They were already dissatisfied with their jobs (AM) and this was the final straw.
The position upon hire was total wfh. Way before the pandemic. This is all about control because blair/gloria. Old thinking.
To @5mde+1nGdNHb2, ET. AL.
Not to put too fine a point on this, but PC utilization is the worst possible means of identifying how hard someone is actually working. This had been a point of emphasis for myself and others until, of course, I was involved in a RIF - now I just can't seem to care.
However, my point is this: If the company sees a reduction in PC utilization (that is to say, you're not pounding away on your keyboard all day long) they should NOT take this to mean you're not a good worker. WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER. THEY JUST DON'T GET IT. If they want you to pound the keyboard like a monkey, they're missing the point.
Maybe you found a more efficient way to do things, or automated something, or wrote a macro to do something, or maybe you're on a phone call, or maybe you're just in thought (SMART people actually spend time in thought, believe it or not). Maybe you're reading a manual, or researching how to do something. There are lots of ways to be a productive employee.
I hope I made my point. I'm sure the users in this forum agree, but Anthem?... Not so much.
It had nothing to do with productivity; if it had, agents would be the first in the office, and they’re exempt.
They know how much every person works - your PC utilization tells them.
This is a textbook strategy for all giant fortune companies - they move at it in-line.
I appreciate the a--holes that couldn't keep up their productivity from home & robbed others from this incentive. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I have been OPW for 13 years I think and I am being told I have to return to office 2 days a week- my entire team is OPW and I have no team members in my state - it’s is ridiculous in my opinion
Agree. Most companies are doing away with work from home. Most of us were in the office before the pandemic,. Good luck folks if you're leaving because you're being asked to come back into office. I can see if you were previously registered as a Opw, or work from home employee and now being told to come in, that would not be cool. I did hear those guidelines are changing. Those folks I hope the best for.. perhaps that can be manager discretion. Blessings
What I’d like to know is, even with only working in the office a few days a week, how does Anthem figure one office building can accommodate the number of employees that worked in five buildings pre COVID. Has the math been calculated to confirm if RTO is doable in areas several offices are closed permanently?
Returning to the office if anthem is great, won't cause major attrition but bc we all know anthem is not great it can be a catalyst. In fact it seems like perfect storms are happening all across anthem.