When will we see it on our dashboards? Will it be accurate?
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Still no April data. Must be finalizing how far to move the goalposts again.
@gd They used to, not anymore.
@gd its not a day for a day. A sick/vacation day reduces your requirement for that month by .6 so 5 days off = 3 days (5×.6 =3)
@aj what you are posting is inaccurate.
Vacation, Sick time, etc…as long as you take 4 hours, reduce your in office requirement by a day. It’s posted on the FAQ.
@b0 they’re full of sh-t!
@at I don't even understand what a "directional" tracker means. There isn't anything in any of the guidance that makes it seem like it's a guideline. Instead that 60% is a rule. So saying it's "directional" is totally disingenuous (from leadership not you).
@ar aj here - nothing formal but more so undertones of warning based on my last 1-1. I was under for Jan and Feb. Between illnesses and weather I was at a solid 52%. March I was at 60% even if their tracking says less. I have it documented I was at 60%.
It was a "8 hours a day is the expectation and we're told to enforce" (we all know there's some flex here but if people keep abusing we all get treated like hourly employees) and "60% is a must". I tried to get some elaboration on the 8 hours deal but even my normally transparent and people-focused leadership is being cagey about it and not entertaining conversation about less than 8.
As far as the retroactive stuff goes, I feel that something is in the world because this is the only time I've seen my manager concerned about HR looking at me and telling me to be really careful going forward. If they're coming for me, let them at this point. If this is where they want their energy to go, that's certainly a choice.
@at aj here. I agree with this and genuinely hope you're right.
They're looking for easy ways to cut people though. I'm less concerned for myself because I know for a fact there's way easier low hanging fruit than myself.
@av Do you know that we'll see RTO layoffs for a fact?
@ar I have a pretty good track record with RTO and haven't ever made much of a fuss about it. But even I'm under their 60% for the first two months of the year and due to their tracking not accounting for some stuff I'm below when I shouldn't be for March. If they decide they want to lay me off for my 52% so be it I guess.
couple weeks from today we’re going to see layoffs due to last quarters rto
@aj You're not wrong long-term, but that type of intense enforcement and application of the rules isn't possible yet. The bank can't apply the rules that intensely when they themselves claim data is inaccurate and the tracker is "directional." Despite what's communicated, I also highly doubt that they'll penalize anyone who doesn't hit 8 hours each visit. That would be a nightmare and swallow up even the best of performers.
@aj Appreciate it! Have you heard anything about repercussions for the first quarter?
As much as I don’t want to, I’ve been coming in everyday and doing 8 hours since the email but my first quarter numbers are terrible after the retroactive update.
Hopefully this change was just to correct behavior going forward, but not severely punish (fire) for the first quarter.
The direction I have been given is this:
Meet 60%, no exceptions. If you don't, HR is coming for you.
3 days a week. 8 hours a day. There's not really any wiggle room here, based on what I was told yesterday. So, if you have a PTO Monday/Tues you're to come in wed-fri. If you're short on your hours (even if you're exempt and you shouldn't fu--ing have to), document/track it. You WILL need it.
Hourly tracking isn't happening yet. But how long you're in is absolutely being watched by HR now.
(And probably a bunch of people around you who are miserable and want company in that misery. I fully expect a lot of tattling, because obviously we're in grade school again.)
I fully anticipate this is going to get a bunch of down votes and I'll be called a bootlicker. I hate this sh-t as much as anyone and desperately wish there were better hybrid opportunities out there, but here we are. People will do what they will do, and may the odds be ever in your favor.
@a7 Who doesn't love circular processes! For RTO questions, if you reach out to HR directly, the HR rep won't know and will ask you to then reach out to HR via a ticket, the response will be to discuss any questions/concerns with your manager who doesn't know and who then reaches out to HR...
We need the Bob's from Office Space to do an HR evaluation... "What would you say... you do here?"
According to the MC, just ask your manager. Even though your manager is given the same information you're given, which is zero.
It's absolutely unacceptable (both unethical and even illegal) that they're using retroactive requirements. And it's just insult to injury that many users don't have working dashboards.
This bank has an ethics and integrity problem at the top. "We put employees last" is our new motto.
My guess is next Monday, and it will be inaccurate. They even have a notice on page that says that VDI and some Mac users will have incomplete or inconsistent data.