When are we all going back to the stupidcenters? I know the work from home won't be tolerated once things get some better with Covid, but anyone hearing when?
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Once this COVID business gets finished (if ever) ADP will want everyone to return to their respective supercenters. The company does not trust their employees to work from home, that's why the notion of supercenters was developed along with getting rid of "expensive" workers and hiring on the cheap. Cheap workers who could be carefully watched by sour faced managers to make sure that the workers would be properly and constantly working, and not taking naps at home, playing computer games, doing their laundry or watching their children.
Remember, if employees are working from home then they are not really working, right? It doesn't matter how high productivity is. If people would be in the office then their productivity would be even higher. You bet! Duh, this makes sense to any half-brained id–t. Right? At least that's how ADP top management thinks. There is simply a lack of trust between management and employees.
I worked close to 3 decades for ADP and saw the progression and regression of working from home. First, it was forbidden. Then women only were allowed (no idea why that was). Then a benefit was seen in the saving of office space and WFH started to be tolerated. Then I noticed increased surveillance through more spy software and telephone calls from "spies" asking frivolous questions where the intent was simply to make sure that you were working. Apparently the paranoia and lack of trust became so intense, the supercenter notion was dreamed up so that people could be watched. Blessedly, I left ADP at that time, working from home to the end.
Yes, the ADP supercenters are "stupidcenters". For the employees that is. For top management, the supercenters are the model of perfection.
I heard Carlos personally say (about 3 months ago) that the Supercenters are happening. Work from home will absolutely be eliminated. Not music to my ears, but at least I know where they stand and the plans are going forward.
Several of the bigger offices are owned by ADP.
The productivity is through the roof. Everyone is burnt out and the output has only increased even after getting rid of so many folks last year. Leases are expensive. Why bring folks in if you can grind them to dust from home?
Begins slowly around June, not fully until 2022.
I hear never.