How is it for those going back to an office 2x per week? Any rumor they'll require more days in office?
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And they always get a nice hefty lunch, at least in my building.
Anyone know what the consequences are yet of not going in twice a week? I know people not following this and nothing has been done so looks like just scaring tactics again
But how are they monitoring the time in time out ?
Haven’t seen any email yet for people not making it 2x a week.
There are a few reasons for the push, and of course none of them are about associates happiness or productivity.
First, there is pressure from the surrounding businesses. They need office workers downtown to stay in business. Think the lunchtime and after work restaurants.
Second, if your office sits empty and can't show good occupancy, you can't lease it out or sell it if you did want to exit and become a more fully remote company. This is the situation with 555. If they wanted to sell it or lease it...to who?
Finally, think rental and home values in the area. Executives need their homes and investment properties to be in demand so they appreciate. To get that they need people forced to be geographically close to the office.
None of this has anything to do with what makes sense for employees or productivity.
It's a waste of time. There's little to no collaboration in person. Most people take meetings from their desks, which anyone can also do at home! The world has moved one. No one wants to be tied down to an office location. It's purely justification for keeping the building.
They like to say 2x per week in office is a “benefit”. They’re nuts. Nobody cares! Some people never went into an office, some people did. Grown adults getting to choose which is right for them so they’re productive and happy. What a concept!
Qualified candidates dropping out of recruitment because of hybrid model. Hey HR, if the candidate is solid with a WFH professional history, why are you forcing anti-socials to come into the office?
Must be sales you are talking about. If they do come in, they leave by lunch.
HE is being a total doochenozzle about flexibility for whatever reason. I say abuse office resources, leave the sink running, waste snacks, p-e a little on the carpets
It's still a joke. No one is actually getting punished or disciplined for not coming in two full days so they simply are staying home. And most people leave on lunch or early anyway ; few people stay for a full day of work. What's the point if they aren't going to enforce this outdated policy? Just let people WFH.
Waste of time and a joke. Only benefit is that I just waste all the snacks and blow through office snacks and throw them out
I haven't seen an IP or badging report.
Is WFH an executive level perk now? If I move to an area without an office I could be terminated!
it’s so stupid because they keep hiring executives who are 100% remote so we are traveling an hour each way to do Teams calls with colleagues all over the world in the empty office. it’s awful and pointless. we were never all in one office to begin with. this is mo--nic.
Has anyone badged into a different TU location for the week to meet the in person requirement? Ex you 're Chicago hybrid, can you badge in and work out of Atlanta? Do you tell manager or leave it to the ip police to catch it?
Waste of time ha sit and look around and then come home and curse company’s name. Go back and repeat and do bare minimum