They have done RTO since what 2023/4? We are now in 2026 and they still haven’t assigned people to desks. I don’t understand how they can continue to play games with their employees legally. I know the question was asked several times during town halls and they always punted the answer down the road. I just understand why they insist on making things like Last Man Standing. Just curious if they can be sued and forced into assigning seats to people
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I have cubicles in three different locations. There are plenty of seats if you’re market based. Everyone else has been laid off or asked to move freeing up 90% of the cubes.
It’s because they don’t plan on assigning anyone an actual desk. Only if you plan on buying it. The old way is never coming back.
they can't afford labels to put names or numbers on them
they're missing out, they could assign seats and put sensors on they so they can tell where we are. They could tell that we have the looping presence in Teams turned on that way!!
Use a lot of bleach wipes, vacuum the infected skin cells and buy an air purifier. Put plastic over your chair before sitting. You’ll last longer.
Stand up for yourselves. It is clear they don't care. So, take matters into your own hands. Walk in tomorrow and find the seat you want. P-e all around it to mark your territory. Put your name placard on the desk and carry on. They want to treat us like animals; then we shall start acting like animals!
@c1 , nor do his minions/st00ges.
Going to be no more assigned trucks pretty soon. No more taking them home. Have to go to the yard every day, find a truck, checkout all tools and equipment. How would you all feel?
And for the record, I’ve done your tech job and far worse. I’m an exempt employee, not a manager as I manage no one nor do my decisions impact any employee, as are just about ALL the people working at an office. Stop the back and forth on this, it’s a workers rights conversation. People in offices want an assigned desk if we are going to be here every day. They want normalcy. If one of you techs had to sit in some of these corporate offices, you’d be filing grievances daily.
Yes. To give you a chance to post your repetitive and simple-minded when you are feeling cute.
Whatever would you do with yourself without these opportunities? Clearly, you are unfit for any other purpose.
“WFH or Hybrid is the industry standard.”
Then what is the reason you haven’t pursued a WFH opportunity at another company? Don’t we all know the reason?
Only high value assets have assigned seating.
I do have an assigned seat.
Open seating doesn’t make sense at T. When an employee takes PTO or goes on a leave of absence, a dedicated desk someone else can use is lost. T can’t afford this. If you come in earlier, you can pretty much have your choice of seat and even select the same one.
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WFH or Hybrid is the industry standard. For the small minority who are 5 days, assigned seating is the standard. No other company says we’re 5 days but also don’t have assigned seats. You don’t assign seats in a hybrid model because it creates more flexible space due to flexible schedules. When you ask someone to show up everyday you give them an assigned seat. Just like we did in the 70s
@bp maybe choose a different career path if that’s not what you want to be doing. Or is that all you’re qualified to do?
@aj "Open seating is the industry standard."
Well that's a hot load of horse nuggets.
Try climbing through an attic and underneath houses.
“The RTO charade has run its course and needs to end.”
You can end it at any time.
Open seating is the industry standard.
If so concerned with tracking, why not track how long people idle around aimlessly trying to find a quiet place to sit everyday? It sure wastes a lot of time where we could be more productive.
They have no intentions on assigning any desks. They want to make it as miserable as possible, in order that people will quit and they don’t have to pay out severance.
Ai will assign you a desk soon.... at home
The RTO charade has run its course and needs to end. A return to 3 days would solve many problems.
Well, it’s not the “law” to provide an assigned seat and desk to your employees.
It is of course generally standard practice to do so at most workplaces…but when you’re at the bottom of the best culture and best places to work list, well, it’s because of stuff like this.