Lets make them go back to the office for even less work life balance. So glad I got laid off and have now found a much better position. There is no stability with this company any longer unless you are one of the managers favorites, otherwise they will find any reason to lay you off. I urge any one on the fence to leave
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Being back in the office means 3/4 of the day will be spent listening to people bi--h about being back in the office. No work gets accomplished, Another great Optum plan!
The post that points out that slackers at home are slackers in the office made me remember what if they were a smoker! Smokers took 10mi breaks every hour along with the clerical staff constantly staring at their personal phones. In short productivity is a problem and middle management has failed to address how to get people working instead of slacking off! Next time you clean house start with the Directors who built an org tree under them of yes people that are less productive than they should be!
Should have bought some bitcoin in 2010 brother.
@OP its true for IT side if you do not su-k up to managers and up , they will ask you to leave. And these software engineering managers themselves are frauds with fake resume experiences and companies are stupid enough to hire such frauds and why not ..these id--ts are there to agree to whatever the management says. These people should be fired Indian managers have setup a wrong example in IT industries.
Here is what my "day in the office" looked like today: (My offer letter is in the mail and I will be giving my notice Friday)
8:30 AM - Arrive at office, spend 15 minutes finding parking spot that's "close enough but not too close to look lazy"
8:45 AM - Walk to desk, realize forgot laptop charger at home, contemplate life choices
8:50 AM - First Caribou Coffee run of the day (need fuel to think about working)
9:15 AM - Return with coffee, spend 10 minutes describing coffee order to admin who didn't ask
9:25 AM - Open laptop, stare at emails, decide they can wait until after coffee kicks in
9:30 AM - "Impromptu collaboration session" aka complaining about the commute with Jen from HCE
9:45 AM - Actually open first email, realize it could have been handled from home in 2 minutes
10:00 AM - Bathroom break (gotta stay hydrated!)
10:15 AM - Deep thinking session about potentially starting that report due next week
10:30 AM - Second Caribou run because "the first coffee wasn't strong enough" and need to stretch legs
11:00 AM - Return with coffee #2 and a breakfast sandwich because "I need brain food"
11:15 AM - Eat breakfast at desk while scrolling through Teams messages that could be handled asynchronously
11:30 AM - Stare at computer screen with intense concentration (actually checking personal Instagram)
11:45 AM - Water cooler consultation about the weather, weekend plans, and why the office is always too cold
12:00 PM - Pre-lunch snack from the office kitchen because cafeteria too busy at noon
12:15 PM - "Strategic planning session" aka discussing lunch options with three different people
12:30 PM - Cafeteria lunch expedition - spend 15 minutes in line discussing work-life balance ironically
1:15 PM - Post-lunch food coma contemplation period
1:30 PM - Third Caribou visit for "afternoon motivation" (really just avoiding Excel spreadsheet)
2:00 PM - Return to desk, open spreadsheet, immediately minimize it to check Teams
2:15 PM - Bathroom break #2 (hydration is key!)
2:30 PM - "Collaborative brainstorming" with Steve about whether we really need this many meetings
2:45 PM - Send one (1) email that could have been sent from home, feel accomplished
3:00 PM - Afternoon snack break - those pretzels in the kitchen aren't going to eat themselves
3:15 PM - Deep focus session on reorganizing desktop folders (productivity!)
3:30 PM - "Networking opportunity" aka gossiping about who's still working from home
3:45 PM - Stare longingly out window, wonder what home-pajama-wearing colleagues are doing
4:00 PM - Fourth and final Caribou pilgrimage - "End of day fuel for the commute home"
4:30 PM - Return to desk, realize forgot what I was supposed to be working on
4:35 PM - Check calendar for tomorrow, notice 6 meetings that could have been emails
4:45 PM - "Wrap-up activities" aka closing 47 browser tabs of non-work content
4:55 PM - Intense 5-minute work sprint to justify entire day's office presence
5:00 PM - Pack up, head to parking garage, spend 20 minutes in traffic reflecting on "collaborative energy"
You won’t have to work 70 hours a week now if you’re back in office