Thread regarding Bank of America layoffs

RTO Mandate Really Shows How Many People Hate The Office

I've hated the office for years. The id--ts who think chewing ice in their cubicle is perfectly fine. Or the cougher / sneezer who thinks coming to the office sick impresses their boss, and doesn't care about getting anyone around them sick.

How about the loud talker on the meetings all day long who sits right by you. Or the person who thinks their cubicle is their kitchen and snacks all day long. Don't forget the person who has plants that cause those lil bugs to fly around your area. And those people who bath in perfume / cologne.

Of course there's the commute to get to the office. So many things I hate about the office, but they keep pushing that RTO because we are a work from office company regardless of having the technology for most of us to work from our home office.

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Post ID: @OP+1ej9zjvP

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Just had a my first round of interviews at another bank and it’s a remote job, FT WFH.

WFH is the way of the future.

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Post ID: @6sko+1ej9zjvP

Reading this was like watching Office Space. It rings so true! The office is a waste of time for sure. but if it means keeping my job, I'll go 2-3 days a week. If there's a forced 5 days a week mandate coming out, I'll find another company. They need to tread carefully or we'll all leave.

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Post ID: @6tyy+1ej9zjvP

Nothing worse than being stuck in traffic on a cold, bitter Monday morning on the way to work - awful!

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Post ID: @1ley+1ej9zjvP

OP exactly and perfectly said. Has nothing to do with whining, it’s the truth and has gotten worse over the years. The bank is afraid of offending anybody so now it’s a free for all on what you wear, how you act, what you do or don’t do in the office.

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Post ID: @1emh+1ej9zjvP

Lets rip this lovely post apart, shall we?

"To those suggesting the OP go someplace else:
Stop being so scared of your changing world. You’re sounding p_ssies.
[I'm fine with the world. Change is inevitable. I'm sounding like what? No, don't think so.]

FU.
[You have an incredible command of the English language... wait, sorry, I was reading another post that didn't use FU]

I agree with everything they posted and I’m a charming person, so SMD if you don’t like the ideas on here."
[If you agree with everything they posted, grab and extension cord and find a plot of grass]
[Charming? Far from it. You seem to be on the opposite end of the scale, closer the lepers]
[SMD? NOW the lepers have more charm than you do.]

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Post ID: @1rfj+1ej9zjvP

To the OP... did you EVER like working in an office? What did you do before reliable internet and the magic of VPNs? Short of the coffee maker, pop machine, and trashcans, is there any part of the office that you failed to quantify how much you hate? If it'll help save you some time, I'll cut down your next post.

  • You hate the coffee maker because it makes lousy coffee, the coffee is too hot/cold and not your regular fru-fru brand
  • You send regular emails to HR complaining about the lack of trash can diversity.
  • The pop machine doesn't include Coke -and- Pepsi products.

Based on your list and mine, may I suggest moving your cube to the loading dock? Whoops, how silly of me, trucks produce too much earth destroying pollution. I guess your next choice is a long extension cord and a desk outside. Great benefits like, fresh air, most noise produced by mother nature, your exposure to Covid is reduced, and you can be the first to arrive and leave!

I'd offer a few interns to cater to all of your wishes, but I think HR calls that servitude.

Best wishes,
The many co-workers that you hate.

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Post ID: @1ela+1ej9zjvP

@nae+1ej9zjvP Has nothing to do with American productivity… Americans are in fact highly productive.

What it boils down to is outsourcing to cheap labor countries. No one in the US or Europe is willing to work for Indian “slave wages” because we do not live in a society with a third world cost of living.

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Post ID: @fxi+1ej9zjvP

You're part of the reason why America is in decline--spolied, self-entiled, lazy, brat

“America… I don’t know. When I arrived there were these gentle giants smelling of fu----g gold and milk. They could do anything. Now look at them. Fat as fu-k, scrawny on me-h or yoga. They pi---d it all away.

  • Logan Roy

U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.

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Post ID: @nae+1ej9zjvP

Posting here accomplishes nothing - share through ‘speak up’ so your voices can be heard.

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Post ID: @lyh+1ej9zjvP

I bet you’re a real hoot at parties

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Post ID: @sld+1ej9zjvP

Serious question. If you’ve “hated the office for years” why do you stay? Why not find a job you like? Maybe you would be happier in another type of job that doesn’t make you come into an office? Just serious food for thought questions for you because I could not imagine what life must be like when you get up each day and hate what you do for a living. I actually enjoy coming into the office. Every once in a while WFH is a nice break if the weather is bad for commuting (like a foot of snow) or you feel sick, but I for one like where I live and where I commute to each day for work. My advice to people like you is find a job you really enjoy with people you respect and you won’t hate your job or your office life so much. Life is too short to be so miserable and for years? You really need a change.

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Post ID: @uqn+1ej9zjvP

You sound like the type of person that would complain if your ice cream was too cold.

Can’t wait for people like you to QUIT! Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out, you wont be missed.

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Post ID: @nrb+1ej9zjvP

Oh my gosh, you sound like a lovely person, lol. I’ll bet you wake up hating the world. S#cks to be you.

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Post ID: @dhc+1ej9zjvP

They don't want us to be happy... they are chomping at the bit to outsource our roles to India or bring cheap contractors here at a fraction of the price they pay us. This is what's driving RTO policy and it's in essence just a continuation of the abrupt decision to end the MyWork program years ago... RTO = RIF

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Post ID: @rsb+1ej9zjvP

Agreed! I hate this effing place. For almost 2 years I've been working at home keeping my stats high. Go back 1-12-21 (maybe) happy employee is a productive employee, unhappy employee will meet the bare minimum. I AM NOT A VERY HAPPY EMPLOYEE RIGHT NOW!

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