Several people on my team are still refusing to comply, only coming in three days a week instead of five. I’d love to do the same - really, I would - but as the sole provider for my family, I just can’t take that gamble. Finding another job quickly isn’t guaranteed, and I can’t afford that kind of uncertainty.
Is it really worth the risk to some of you? Genuinely curious (and, honestly, a bit envious). This isn’t a diss - I just want to understand your perspective.
Not one is standing up for themselves in this company, what are you talking about? Everyone is being abused and they just take it.
"Now they prefer young, unattached candidates of either s-x. They don’t have childcare issues and aren’t usually old enough to have to care for aging parents yet."
They're also significantly less likto stand up for themselves when abused or protest when managers do things that are unethical/illegal.
three years is a loooong time when you're miserable.
1 and 2 above.
Dell was never a long game for me. I dont plan on staying longer than 3y anyways.
I was very worried about being WFR'ed and working my tail off to avoid the job market. I was doing the best work of my career, but it didn't matter. When my department was consolidated, i got the monday morning canned script and WFR papers.
I was able to land a dramatically better role within a couple of months. I've improved my health (Dell was literally ki-ling me). The job market is pretty bad. It's essentially impossible if you try to go to another big tech company in Austin. There are smaller companies in other industries that are not a toxic dumpster fire like Dell. Start the work NOW. Don't sit around and wait for them to sc--w you. I dodged round after round of layoff, but they got me eventually.
Make a serious run at your resume. Grind through all the AI / ATS resume tools. Talk to a headhunter in your specialty. Build out ALL of your STAR stories to correspond with your resume and job descriptions. DONT WAIT.
I'm in buckets 1 and 2. WFR me and I'll find something new in 2-3 months.
Hi! Are you me?! Ha, because I'm in the same exact boat. Just keeping my head down and doing the best I can do and trying not to complain, because I'm also breadwinner here and things would go downhill very fast for my family if I was laid off.
'If everyone would refuse to comply, RTO would go away.' THat is the simple truth.
Just save up money, then you won't care about being laid off
If everyone would refuse to comply, RTO would go away.
In the dark ages, “family men” were sought after as employees. They were considered stable and couldn’t just walk away from their jobs.
Now they prefer young, unattached candidates of either s-x. They don’t have childcare issues and aren’t usually old enough to have to care for aging parents yet.
This is an obvious precursor to layoffs, maybe they just read the room
There’s an old saying- “on their deathbed, no one ever said they regretted not spending more time in the office “
Trite but true
Actually the folks with families are the most dedicated because of benefits (health care, dental, life insurance etc). The company can claim “work life balance” but can run these workers ragged because the company knows people will do anything for their families including working 60 hours a week while being paid for 40.
Having kids is among the biggest mistakes a person can make, professionally.
They would prefer the family people quit instead. Family people aren’t as loyal and dedicated. Think about it. People with no family or side projects only have work. They are the most loyal and dedicated workers you can get. They will work at any time because their life is defined by work.
A family person is defined by their family. Not loyal to their job.
there are plenty of jobs, stop mourning