What are the odds management will downsize from an office they paid top $ to fit out a few years ago? Or lease out a part to some dodgy crypto shop?
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@6xn why not just have skeleton staff training? Seems not thought through
@6ww I think a lot of companies in the US have two flavors they'll either cut you off immediately - network and physical access revoked before you're out of the meeting, escort you from the building OR they need you to train someone else so they offer you some kind of severance or other inducement dependent on your continuing through a specific date and effectively transferring knowledge. In this second version, some companies will require or "encourage" working remotely during that transition period.
For companies who want those transitional folks to work remotely, I think the reasoning (offered previously) is similar to the reasoning of immediately escorting someone from the building.
@6vd if that were the case there wouldn’t be any handover period?
@6tw I think most companies treat this similarly once they tell you that you're losing your job. They probably are concerned about morale and safety - just like being escorted to the exit after you're let go in person.
@6r9 All teams that had to train their replacements - Service Desk, Command Ctr, App support. Why not? It is not like the people in India/Philippines are coming here to be trained. I can only speak to IUS. Since it is harder to dump workers in UK/EU/AUS maybe they will keep those people, or work through a longer process to dump.
@6pj not sure this is true for all IT teams? Or maybe not in OUS
@6pj Which team got allowed that?
Any chance of a roll back of the 4 day mandate? It has tanked morale and productivity. It seems like it only exists to justify $$$ office space and avoid layoffs/redundancy payouts.
@5j7 no surprises which teams
@5h9 it’s a joke with some teams
How many days is everyone coming in? Curious to know if they’re actually enforcing the mandatory days.
Well jells of the Distribution team. Yes, I’m definitely out seeing clients so not in the office for most of the day. No, I won’t say what my meetings were or if any sales were made. Free lunch in the office, yes I’m free for that.
Kinda funny. Imagine the poor guys who had to do head shots this week. He’s a contractor not a miracle worker!
@16w "the least unattractive"...so that means attractive?
@16q bludger. Had to look that one up, Pretty accurate. A lot of pompous, and for the most part the least unattractive coworkers, I think I have ever had the pleasure of being around. Yo hire some good looking people, it would go along way. Nice building but, wow
Ugly and poor performing not a good mix. People invest with their eyes. Kinda like eating.
Bludger central at T. Rowe Price. No wonder no real works get done here. Everyone’s too busy talking about what a great job they’ve done. Well done! Give yourself a strong pat on the back! Looooooosssseerrrrs
@tq if full time remote workers are forced to return, you'll see a lot of resignations [but thats exactly what TRP wants to happen]. No severance to pay if employees leave voluntarily.
More likely they enforce in-office mandates on full remote associates than offload the offices