We know the good points (no commute, etc.) - what are some drawbacks as you see it...
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Imagine working in a pleb lob that can’t afford office equipment
Yeah we were told order whatever was needed to make it feel like the office. Got a nice new headset, couple monitors, wireless mouse/keyboard.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
To the one post about wishing you had two monitors. I thought everyone was at least given two. I bet it would really pi-s you off to find out that some departments gave out hundreds of dollars to their employees to buy home office equipment like desks, chairs, upgrade internet etc. I found this out about 2 months ago and do wonder how wide spread that was. Not ok to give that to some while others (like me) paid for all of that out of pocket with no reimbursement.
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Truly awful. Why get married and why have kids if you're going to work to "get away" from them?
@vms, ah, have you heard of buying your own monitors? LOL!
None.
I don't have to deal with the person who sends me an email and immediately comes to my cube to tell me about the email.
I don't have to deal with the person who comes to my cube and immediately starts talking even though I am on a call.
I don't have to deal with the people who hang out outside my cube and gossip/talk about stuff and I am forced to listen to.
I don't have to deal with the people who come to a neighbors cube and gossip/talk about stuff and I am forced to listen to.
I don't have to deal with the people who bring their lunch into their cubes and I am forced to smell it.
I don't have to deal with the people who use the facilities and create such a mess it forces me to find another one.
I don't have to deal with evac drills and impromtu conference room meetings that interrupt my day.
I don't have to deal with a lousy desk or cube or neighborhood stall or whatever it will be. I have set up my office and purchased my sit/stand desk, chair, and monitors. It has made me more productive, more comfortable, and they have gotten tons of extra hours from me being a remote worker.
I don't have to deal with getting ready for work and commuting for almost an hour each way.
I don't have to deal with the cost of vehicle ownership (payments, Insurance, maint, gas, etc),
I don't have to deal with finding parking, lousy coffee, cruddy tasting lunches, and all those costs that are associated to working in the office.
I don't have to deal with trying to schedule personal activities, appointments, and getting chores done around the house against a commute schedule.
I don't have to deal with having janitorial folks doing their jobs while I am stuck at the office working late.
I don't have to deal with having the pressure to "get it done before you leave". I can adjust my work schedule to work on important things when the emails die down, meetings are done for the day, and I can concentrate with no interruption.
I would prefer to WFH permanently. But, it seems like that won't happen. The drawbacks for me are small and can be overcome easily.
The biggest drawback is honestly that I work more. Generally speaking, I spend the time I would have spent commuting working.
Can’t think of anything. I love working from home. I plan work from home post covid.
I can't wait to get back to the office in order to get away from the wife and kids.
The biggest drawback is working too much. The temptation to check that work email as you pass by your home office at midnight is too great.
I can't think of anything bad.
My alcohol consumption has increased since I don’t have the long drive after work …. Other than that, zero drawbacks.
I really haven’t come up with any drawbacks. It would be nice to have a couple of monitors while working from home but that is about it.
I don’t miss the commute, the parking costs. While working from home I am more willing to work longer hours when something comes up. When I’m back in the office I will be sure to leave at 5pm. Not going to give WF anymore of my time.
If you're not a slacker to begin with, there isn't any.
"Lack of collaboration
No team comraderie
No water cooler discussions
No elevator speeches"
I remember those days. They were pre-Wachovia. Not slamming Wachovia; my point is that pre-W many of worked in the same buildings, and even on the same floors, as our peers. Now for many our peers are scattered all over the US (and beyond).
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You have a massive pile of tools that can tell a manager about every single minute of their employees day when working remotely. They can manage them just as well out of the office as they could when in the office. The only ones complaining about this are the ones who don't know how to use technology very well.
Absolutely none.
Hard to hide that I am not at home but at the mall shopping and have to talk at meeting. Kinda noisy you know
Reality check. Senior leaders will always tell you what they think you need to hear. That's part of the role. Front and middle line workers should not have all of the same information and details that company leaders have. For the past year the average worker needed to hear support and that WF stands behind keeping you safe. Now that everyone has had the opportunity to determine what safe is for themselves, it is time to get back to work and get not only WF but all companies back to full staff and production.
Come on...do you really think that person who used to call in sick at least once a month and always was on break is more productive at home.
Lack of collaboration
No team comraderie
No water cooler discussions
No elevator speeches
"Great for individual contributors. Horrible for Leadership. Anyone who thinks the company is more productive or even almost as productive as prior to WFH is only spreading propaganda. Production is down in all key areas of this company. Read the quarterly numbers but factor in economic conditions. Production is bad and the company needs its workers where they can be watched and managed."
This is not what our very own leaders were saying during COVID.
My wife walking in during a meeting and talking about bowel issues was a tough one
I have had very little drawback to working from home. I was hired as a 100% remote employee, and I am located well outside of any hub cities. Productivity is far from a problem. I had a laptop issue recently and had to conduct the entire transaction by mail rather than in person. Other than that, I am very comfortable working from home, and because of the flexibility I am afforded, I am happy to work a bit beyond what would be considered regular hours to get the job done.
Great for individual contributors. Horrible for Leadership. Anyone who thinks the company is more productive or even almost as productive as prior to WFH is only spreading propaganda. Production is down in all key areas of this company. Read the quarterly numbers but factor in economic conditions. Production is bad and the company needs its workers where they can be watched and managed.
Having my manager treat me like I’m on call. I’m hourly. She doesn’t pay OT. Seems to think WFH means I’m at her beckon call. It doesn’t. We but heads frequently about it. I called HR. She stopped.
Having to go in to the office when a laptop is flaking out.