Work at a different bank and curious how your RTO5 (return to office 5 days a week) is going? Are people doing it? Coming in late/leaving early? Any modifications or messages from sr. Execs? Thanks for any info.
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Nothing says “the office is essential to collaboration” quite like being the only one actually in the office while everyone else on my team works from home. It really helps me appreciate the value of five days in the office when I’m sitting alone collaborating in person with… my monitor, my coffee, and a room full of empty chairs. The irony is almost ergonomic.
The teammates crying about gas prices are the same people dumping their paycheck on a collection plate right now.
@22q hahahahha that was funny. Good stuff man.
@1vn You work for a bank and find 4.15/gal expensive? Are you a janitor?
Gas is 4.15 a gallon, 20% of staff probably still works remote because there are no seats but let’s continue to push people to come in 5 days a week. Palm to face.
@1p0 - I’m guessing you’ve got a huge one you picked up from some sketchy adult store in the ATL
My location has offices that all have names listed, but some are rarely occupied. How does that work? Can someone explain this to a peon who doesn't understand? If the so-called "leader" is a really a tele-commuter, why have an unused office assigned to them?
Some managers like using the purple di--o on you to enforce RTO.
@hx Start randomly leaving in the afternoon. I would.
@q2 I agree. While one manager doesn't care, another one has a big purple stick up their a$$. It really destroys trust and morale when the teammate next to you comes and goes as they please. And god-forbid you ask why? Then you are labled as a malcontent and given a bad review for questoning the disparity as not being alligned with Truist values??? Ummm..... What? But that is the reality we live in. Truist doesn't want to be questioned, they don't care if things are not fair, they want the cool-aid drinkers to show up 40 hours a week with p-m-poms and a big fat smile and ignore the fact your manager is a tele-commuter who moved during covid and that the person next to you only shows up once a week even tho they are NOT a tele-commuter. They can say teammates have to RTO in July, but the reality is those teamnates will show up once a week with zero reprecussions.
There is no space in Charlotte for people to return to.
Knowing a thing or two about how this works: Very manager specific. If your manager is being very strict, that is their own cowardice.
@k8 Congrats on the d-mbest post so far today.
Bill still living rent free in your head even though you are at another bank???
Leadership simply doesn’t understand or care that being in a seat in a musky office does not equate to quality output. Rather it often hinders things or leads to mediocrity.
From my experience/my office location, folks are pretty much aligned to the fact as long as the work gets done no one cares if you are in the office or remote - this is how it should be. I’ve found that small teams are more in tune with being in office when it makes sense. Weekly team meeting/workshop session = in office. Other than that we’re autonomous
It’s too slow imo. My group started with two way back when, moved up to 3 and then we worked 4 days with wfh on Fridays. Then in January it was 5 days a week. They should have kept us at 4 days until they brought everyone back for the full 5 days. Other people in my department but not in my group all leave around lunch everyday and no one says a thing. Our manager is too scared to do it. Am I bitter. Just a bit but not enough to leave because I’m too close to retirement
BAU here. Telecommuters are still home. I know a couple of teammates that were asked to RTO once a seat has been assigned.
@cw Are you saying all telecommuters have to RTO by July?
the first wave of telecommuters returning to office doesnt start until July. so far, the only RTO is hybrid workers adding a 5th day and others (mainly managers, in my experience) being pressured to return earlier.