Then how about they provide us with some proper incentives? How about bonuses for those of us who'll be risking our lives by going back? A pay raise would be nice as well, and a significant one at that. They are talking so much away from us, they should give us something in return. Then and only then would I be happy to RTO.
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Can we all meet at 101 Barlclay to continue this discussion? We're all too stupid to discuss this online.
There will be no incentive. You’re “lucky you have a job”
Disingenuous comments about collaborating, and thus promoting a RTO are embarrassing. Most employees don’t collaborate. They’ve turned out positions into assembly-line work, just waiting for a ship off to India. The company feels operating departments at half staff is ok. My notice has been given. I wish you all luck as you return to that corporate ring of He-l.
I think the T,W,Th in office helps by eliminating custodial staff over those two days, other services, utilities. If anyone recalls the offices were either frigid on Monday or a swamp. This saves money for Todd. He can get even more money in his annual bonus
I think Wal Mart would be a step up from this company.
Ok fair enough, i don't disagree about our stuff being electronic for the most part. But who says we have done just as good a job? Or have we done just enough to get by as a company overall? Again just posing the question, not saying we have or have not. My only argument is if everyone that works in a brick and mortar said the same as everyone on this site about worrying about our families health we would have no workers at supermarkets or places like walmart that we all need goods and services from. I think that part is getting lost in all this. I dont have a good solution nor am I privy to any reason they made the decisions they have, just trying to spark a good conversation without people bashing each other no matter the side everyone is on.
@1hke It's not a fair comparision. The people who work at brick-and-mortar Walmart stores are responsible for a physical product...they need to be present in person or there are no transactions.
Whereas the large majority of our work is done electronically over the internet. We've proven over the last year and half it can be completed just as well whether we're doing it at home or in an office.
I agree that places like Walmart are obviously "in office" so it skews it a bit but why should we demand they go to work but we should be able to stay home?
Do you know the list of fortune 100 companies? Of course places like Walmart are all "in office" which skews the data.
According to an article I read, there was a survey sent out to all fortune 100 companies. 40% said they were going back to total in office, 50% are adopting a hybrid model, and 10% staying fully remote. I assume thats tue survey they are referencing?
@1ouo "It became our priority, then, to reduce complexity for our employees and our leaders and ensure meaningful in-person time for collaboration."
Hmm, yeah you're right, they are idjits, and pompous and disingenuous ones at that, too. Really, how dare they speak for EVERYONE and claim they are doing us a favor with "reduce complexity." I don't hear them saying they made an effort to ASK us employees whether or not this mandate is really aiding in reducing OUR complexity. I remember now there were a lot of comments on the MySource page to Todd's emails about just how many employees they actually inquired of how they felt about this (probably close to none, just the a-kissers they knew would tell them what they wanted to hear).
BAU -- B. S. As Usual
Todd's "rationale" for the Tue-Wed-Thur was included in the 7/7 e-mail.
"In reviewing the data provided by our senior leaders and managers across the company, it was clear the vast majority of our people would return to the office 3-4 days per week within the hybrid model. However, those days were not assigned and WOULD HAVE MADE IT COMPLICATED FOR OUR MANAGERS TO OVERSEE WHICH EMPLOYEES WERE WHERE, AND WHEN. It became our priority, then, to reduce complexity for our employees and our leaders and ensure meaningful in-person time for collaboration.
Translation: Our managers are id--ts and in=person collaboration is more important than employee welfare.
There is one certain part about the RTO mandate of working T,W,Th 3 days a week that strikes me as odd...I don't believe a proper rationale for it was given (my pardon if it was but I didn't see one).
Why precisely does EVERYONE who is returning to work have to be there on these 3 particular days? Before Covid when some people had an option of WFH a couple days a week weren't they allowed to choose the two days best for them to be out of office? Why now are they cramming everyone back on the SAME 3 days? That right there smacks of a stupid decision, regardless of if you want to or don't want to RTO.
I don't have deal with any child care issues, but I'm sure for a lot of employees that do need to being able to vary the days they wish to be in or out of office this would probably be a pretty big and helpful option.
East Syracuse employees aren’t mad because we have to go back in the office. We’re mad because now we have to drive 50 miles each way to get there
Since when does autocorrect change "you're" to "your"?
Either way, it doesn't change the fact that MANY employees were working remotely before the pandemic or at classified as "flexible" which allowed 2 days per week from home. Many buildings had more employees than chairs.
I loss my job last year and would be very happy to go back to the office. Be careful what you wish for. It’s tough out there even with all the openings and especially when you are older.
@iur people like you are ridiculous calling out auto correct errors - LAME!
No doubt in my mind that some of you posting your pro company nonsense are the same sucks ups on MySource Social thanking Todd on all of his posts.
Stop embarrassing yourself. You are not going to climb the ladder. You aren't going to get some huge bonus. You are going to be discarded as soon as your age/salary gets too high.
Keep pushing and it is going to be 5 days. They are already saying 3 to 4 in most written materials. Thanks in advance.
They didn’t do anything for the people that hauled their you know what’s to the office when the pandemic was at it worse.
After 18 months of working from home and savings be happy with that.
I don’t know about you chumps but I can’t afford the overpriced, low quality stuff in the city. Starbucks is bad and most eateries are way overcrowded and overpriced. I’d even walk an hour from Penn if I can skip paying 3$ on the subway. I never could afford this and I probably won’t now.
Pressure from city (NY) to get people back in the streets spending $$$ in the stores riding subways etc.
To the mo--n that thinks Todd wants people back in the office because people weren't working just fine from home, I suspect it never occurred to you that local government officials just might be pressuring/persuading companies to bring employees back into the office.
Tough to get large events to choose your city when your city is a ghost town.
I agree with @ntv. And for those that say they did the work just fine from home, obviously not if they want everyone back in the office.
Heaven forbid my phone auto correct your and you’re..... sorry the typing wasn’t up to par for you. Doesn’t change the fact of the matter. Quit bit&$ing about having to go back to the office and actually work gasp
Hard to believe the poster who doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're" would not know that many people worked from home BEFORE the pandemic.
They don’t owe you any incentive. You worked in the office before and now your mad that you have to go back now. Play time is over. Ppl are complaining by that now they have to spend money on gas and daycare... uh - you did that before! Get over it!