I was amused by someone’s post about Honeywell not having to RIFF given the number of people who would rather leave here than show up in person at the office. Really? I do not think so. I’m pretty accustomed to working remotely, but getting me back to the office isn’t so much of a problem that would make me leave.
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Having the flexibility is a deal breaker for me. Now that we must return to the office I will be seeking other opportunities that provide more flexibility and WFH options.
Tbh, I am happy I was Riffed last year. I have less stress, better paying job and 100% better benefits.
I did just that. So long Honeyhell.
The real estate shills are foaming at the mouth with all their companies abandoning the wasteful, overpriced office space. Wasting a life to sit in a smelly cube when the work could be done at home in comfort?
We do work better when collaborating with a team. Honeywell is just too cheap to ever create a team. Unless you work in Bangalore you are unlikely to have another local engineer on–site. For a while they tried to metric this but the chronic understaffing and demand to send work to the emerging markets makes it impossible. Most DM people remain working five projects and never see their closest coworkers.
Goodbye.
What I find deliciously ironic is the whole ban on working from home that was instituted in 2018. Like many, I once had the option to work from home or show up to an office, but my projects were such that I worked with absolutely no–one in the office. That flexibility gave me some of the best work/life balance I've ever had, and I know that my productivity was topnotch. The ban on WFH was the straw that broke the camel's back ––– we were told "we just work better when we see our colleagues on a daily basis!" Not so – my morale and productivity plummeted. Two years later and the pandemic has everyone who possibly can working from home. Entire offices have sat virtually empty for months. Haven't we just proven that offices aren't necessary for everyone? That a lot of overhead can be saved, to say nothing of time and energy and pollution, if people are given the choice? For a company that has an awful lot of leading–edge technology, expecting everyone to show up at the cubicle farm is a pretty stone–age approach.
Me. That's why I already left too.
They are going provide free water and bathroom access
I don't know why I am required to go in to an office when no one from my team is in that office. I would rather not spend hours each week commuting for no reason.
I'm strongly considering it.
I would. They closed my office. 4–5 hour commute to the closest office is a deal–breaker for me.
Sorry, but I need the job...
I already did