For those of you that are holding out to be displaced. You got to look at what the cost to yourself and your family is of staying there. The money even at the end of your long career is not going to be worth the time that you lose away from your loved ones. The leadership doesn't care if you were single parents they don't care if you have children they don't care if you have a loved one you're caring for they don't care if you have parents that you are monitoring. This is all stuff that can be done with you working at home and every now and then just checking on your kids your spouse your parents. But management has decided that is not important prioritize your life based on the most important things which is not your career.
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@c3 well, on the bright side, they are cancelling all the free food in HY now
I am 45 yo...every retirement calculator or plan thats been run for me and family shows I will die with a million plus and i surely will die before 100 years old as ran in these scenarios....i ve been here 3 years and exercised all stock options vested over first 3 years.(except big 2k in 2 plus years)..going to keep 401k match and got the extra 5 days of pto after 3rd year (yeah).....really just waiting to see what bonus is and then this topic will be crucial for me..this place su-ks it out of you more than any other financial company I ve worked for and by far worse systems with higher risk. .my work product can follow employees through lawsuits for many years of exposure after no longer working for company and future depositions....is it worth it to hang on and retire with an extra $250k or so per year? My guess is it is not...not sure how long they will keep me employed after bonus but I will collect until they let me go probably
OP - WFH is not a substitute for child care or elder care. People not understanding that distinction is one of the many abuses that brought about the demise of WFH at WF.
I think WF should have offered some perks to get folks back into the office. Not by mandating it, but by enticing. For instance, free parking (yes this is a big deal in major cities). Or lunch brought in say 3x per week. Or on site day care. Or or or. you get the idea. Other companies have done this, and it can take the sting out of what WF wants. And it can improve morale.
I guess its too much to expect from WF C-suite though. They must get some sort of illicit pleasure out of treating employees as if they were disposable, or worse, trash.
@bq so if i have a high performer who can work from home but needs their lunch break to tend to whatever ten nope you can't do that. Especially if said performer is working holidays, week ends,nights
Problem isn't the company. It's your 'leader'. My final 4 or 5 managers ALL were understanding and accommodating when it came to issues such as taking an elderly mother to doctor appointments.
And keep in mind, the company does not exist to provide you a job when you 'get around to it'. It would FLOOR me when people comment about one of the reasons WFH was needed was so they could watch their kids or whatever. If your job is one that is 100% independent from the assistance or input of others when they are working their normal day, great. Otherwise, YOU need to make YOURSELF available during the course of a normal workday.
And never lose sight of the possibility that YOU are the flaw in the equation. Perhaps you do not present or show yourself to be someone who can be trusted to WFH.
So quit a well paying job because you have to come in to work 24 hrs a week? No wonder WF is getting rid of worthless mo--ns like you.