Very few are actually complying despite efforts to get people back into the office. I am the only one in my city and come in periodically to check out the situation. I would say in the beginning more people came in and compliance seemed to be around 25%-30% coming in at least one day a week. In Minneapolis, this has dwindled down a lot and the buildings I came to are at about 5%-10% and this was on a Wednesday. One of the buildings is supposedly the main hub in Minneapolis but theres no one here. Most people are leaving after lunch or early in the afternoon. Our team officially is supposed to be in the office 3 days but it’s not really enforced. I’m guessing this is how most teams are as almost all of the cubes in my buildings sit empty. If there is another push in 2023 to bring everyone back, I’m guessing it will turn out the same as 2022. Some people will return initially, catch on that no one else is doing it and then go back to working from home. The only people in the office seem to be new to the company who haven’t caught on yet.
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I know that at least 1 RTO whiner is equal to 4 Indians overseas, WF eventually will happily replace all RTO whiners. It's coming.
Just do RTO for a few weeks. Watch productivity tank. Ask a million questions about the policy. Don’t log in after you leave. Log any cpg issues you find asap. Watch RTO go away.
RTO is a CoE, if terminated for it, you don't get severance. That will be the last executive play.
I’ve spent only maybe $20-$30 on nearby coffee this year since returning to the office in March bc I also vote with my dollar. It should be noted that I also bring my own every time I come in. But aside from the few times I wanted more, I will not buy a damn thing near or from the office to support that pseudo economy.
What did your parents say about doing stupid things just because your friends were? Most banks are doing it, and it's a stupid decision that will negatively impact them for years to come. We're needlessly limiting our candidate pool in exchange for no benefit.
Also, greedy serving local politicians can F off. If they want us to do something, it's a good sign we shouldn't. Other than buying gas I intentionally avoid spending any money when I go in. F them and their bootlickers. We owe them nothing. They work for us and if they can't positively encourage economic activity and instead force it upon people they can expect resistance.
@ihu+1ka0UGqK — eww that attitude is stank babe
Leadership can’t doing anything about RTO. It’s obvious they with try to make it a focus but here’s the facts; they can not prove your were not in the office if they are not there with you.
I haven't heard any threats.
Every bank is doing RTO get over it. Hopefully you did not move to Raton, New Mexico, thinking you would never return to an office.
I don’t understand why they don’t put the expectations in writing. They told us to talk to your manager if you have questions. This tells me that it will be applied inconsistently across the company. Some won’t have to come in at all and others will be watched closely.
Just to add, the reduction in severance will only apply to lifers. A year of severance is ridiculous.
If you haven't been here for decades, then your benefit doesn't change.
Without a reduction in severance, the bank has no motivation to let people wfh as opposed to letting people quit from not liking RTO.
There are a few things to consider with RTO:
- Empty Office buildings do not bode well for the Commercial Real Estate Market.. We are obviously affected here
- Mayors/City Officials are pushing businesses to bring the employees back to their downtowns for purely economic reasons.
- Local businesses are in same the boat under point #2.
Combined with the inflation tax, skimpy raises, lower bonuses, RTO is just a huge takeback.
Agreed except don’t reduce the hard-earned severance.
RTO makes no sense. It's a tremendous waste of resources (gas, time, money for food/beverage, vehicle wear and tear, stress, etc.) and unnecessary risk (almost all car accidents happen during rush hour).
All this for nothing in return.
The bank should reduce the severance plan (to save money), let everyone wfh, and then lay people off that aren't needed anymore.