Most of us are back in the office now. Share your experience so far, good or bad. Perhaps we can find camaraderie!
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Fu-k the EC. Fu-k Rick and Walt. Let's all GET THE FU-K OUT and NEVER LOOK BACK. Its a Job we can all get another it will take some time but we can do it.
If my brother had gotten cancer last year instead of this year I wouldn't have had to bicker with my boss about being near him in his last days. Fúck RTO and fúck this company. I'm interviewing like mad to get out of here and closer to my family.
Have to wake up almost 2 hours earlier to get to work at the same time. Sit in traffic (even early af) to and from the office. Have gotten sick more times this year than the last 3 years combined. Half of the parking garage is blocked off, but at least I get there early. Majority of meetings are virtual that could be done at home. My productivity has fallen drastically due to chit chat, distractions, and a lack of motivation due to RTO, poor raises, and terrible leadership. Apathy has set in and I’ve been looking for a better job. I feel stagnant and am growing weary of the grind that is RTO. Work is no longer enjoyable and the weekends fly by at lightning speed.
Most employees are happier, healthier, and more productive working at home, but hey… at least we’re getting a hefty dose of that “Schwab Culture” staring at our monitors all day during teams calls. This place su-ks
None of the bathrooms have doors so if you sit in the vicinity of the bathrooms with the stupid twisty hall entrances you hear people sh-t and fa-t all day long
I have to get up an hour and a half earlier, fight for the few decent parking spots, sit in my uncomfortable chair and listen to the people in cubes around me (who generally aren't part of my team) have Teams meetings all day, take a few Teams meetings myself and annoy my neighbors every time I have to talk, bypass the garbage coffee, eat lunch in a crowded cafeteria full of sullen people, then drive home through traffic. But hey, I get that Schwab culture three times a week, right? Right?!?
For me, RTO has been like the stages of grief.
First I was in DENIAL - didn't believe this was really happening
Next I was ANGRY - can't believe they are making us do this; throwing things; cursing
Then I went into BARGAINING - feeling vulnerable and helpless with the situation; reasoning that it's inevitable; oh well have to do this
Now I'm in DEPRESSION - Went back to work in the office; hated it; no one else wants to be there; i'm away from my kiddos; sad and depressed
I guess eventually I get to ACCEPTANCE, but sure seems like DEPRESSION is taking forever
Feelings experienced today: Loneliness, disconnected, senseless and lost. An immediate loss of joy and logical sense.
It fuggin su-ks worse now than it did in January. Unsustainable.
Don't bother asking about exceptions at this point. Don't go in or get a medical.
I work in STS as a full stack developer this is my 5th year at schwab and I am the only one in my team going into the office. Everyone in my team is remote I don't interact with anyone in the office just get on teams swipe my badge in and out. It is a waste of time. I tried talking to my manager and director twice about it and filling an exception but they were not ready to help and asked me not to do it during my 1:1. I am leaving after my sabbatical just interviewing at the moment which is slow at the moment. Good to Everyone who is in similar situation.
For me it’s whatever, but walking the floor it is so apparent how sad, miserable, unhappy people seem. That on its own is really sad. I try to smile, wave, say hi, hoping it will help others.
I'm frustrated. I have been showing up 3 days a week every week since Jan 1 and more than half that should show up don't week after week. I hate being there. I sit by myself. I have no one to talk to. My meetings are all virtual. The coffee is sh*t. I have never felt more unfulfilled in any job.
It’s no different than it was pre-2020. I come to work, do my job, and leave. I still have flexibility with my kids and home life.
I feel depressed and was almost rear ended on day 1. Everyone looks miserable. I wasn’t there for my wife when she needed me. I’m toast.
I hate it. It makes me unhappy, im less motivated, I have less time for myself, I’m tired of listening to water cooler gossip, I hate not being myself and am looking to get out of here as soon as possible. I can’t stand the older generation holding us back and then trying to bully us about it. Let’s see how they like it when no one my age is still around