If working at the office is more efficient, Why not have a 5 day RTO to strive to be 100% efficient?
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When watching the building industrial excellence kg, jb, cg all had nice personalized offices. They should Gemba around the r&e center in that bus and see how the commoners are circling the parking lots and parking in the travel lanes in the parking lots. Also go in buildings and see majority of desks "claimed" with personal items and parts and not following the hoteling rules. They should have a copy of Animal Farm on the bookshelf behind them and whenever we cite concerns with hoteling quote the book "all animals are equal but some are more equal than others"
With the tax breaks on overtime, F can implement RTO always. No remote work, leaks company secrets. Besides if the line workers can pull double shifts to get Jon one done so can white collar pencil pushers.
@b8 or a chair that smells like liquid a-s.
My only request, please ditch the whole "hoteling" thing. Love coming in with monitors reconfigured, cables/power supplies missing, unknown residue on the chair, etc.
And the last paragraph was supposed to read:
Also, there’s just so much failing companies like Ford can waste on offices for information workers to please the commercial real estate landlords and bankers before they start looking at ways to cut costs— to survive. And a big needless expense with zero return is leasing and maintaining office space for people who really don’t need it.
That first paragraph was supposed to be:
The job market for U.S. citizens súcks right now and the company knows it.
The job market for U.S. citizens was. The U.S. súcks right now and the company knows it.
If the job market for American tech workers improves, they will relent.
Also, there’s just so much failing companies like Ford can waste on offices for information workers to plead the commercial real estate landlords and bankers before they start looking at ways to cut costs— to survive. And a big needless expense with zero return is leasing and maintaining office space e for people who really don’t need it.
Rumors are we will be going back to 5 days a week in 2026. More attrition which is what they want. Going back to pre-Covid is a step backwards. What happened to go into the office for collaboration? They will say what they want, do what they want, make exceptions for those they want. It will be interesting to see what they get after all this nonsense. Being watched by big brother just doesn’t sit right.
@a9 That is too much. RTO5 24/7 is just enough.
This is obviously sarcasm.
It points out that efficiency, productivity, collaboration are not the objectives.
However, it might a team-building shared hardship like being in a WWI foxhole for months, considering the condition of the so-called “offices” we have to return to.
RTO will not fix the recalls.
OS Behaviors will not fix this either.
Enforce RTO for those who don't work remotely, but look the other way for those who do.
DF's "bunny slippers" comment is a contradiction.
I agree. Then I already come into the office 5 days.
If there is 100% efficiency, who will become the new king of recalls?
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Good morning kids. Thanks to this post you have pointed out a flaw in our RTO4 strategy. Agree, RTO5 will be more effective in meeting our goals with upsetting and taunting the workforce.
We will bring this into the next mgmt/HR/Ford Land roundtable and war room for discussion.
Thx.
Ford Mgmt, HR, and Ford Land
RTO7......wait for it....
Delete this before senior leadership sees it!