Honestly I hate that my home has been turned into my workplace. I like to put the office behind me at the end of a day when I “leave”. That line has been blurred.
Going back will fix that.
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I agree. Kiplinger does as well, pointing to a collapse of building rentals/leases on the horizon.
https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/credit-debt/debt/bankruptcy/604198/a-wave-of-bankruptcies-and-foreclosures-appears
There's no one to collaborate with at my assigned location. No peers, no directs, no manager, no one. There's nothing special about what I do, but I'm not at liberty to discuss anything specific with people outside my group, so I'll have to figure out a way to have confidential phone conversations in an area with no privacy. In the old days I'd just use my company cell and go outside. Since they took that away I guess I'll have to wander around with my laptop / headset. It's a joke. I want to work and the id--ts at the top who only believe in "1 size fits none" are doing everything they can to stop me. I was WFH before COVID. Unlike the execs, I don't have time for distractions and nonsense. So now I have to play games trying to figure out how to hand the system so my name doesn't wind up on some BS non-compliance report. Absolutely ridiculous. The only good news is that the execs are temporary. Chuck is the turn around guy. He'll be here two more years and then go away. I can manage / survive until a real CEO comes along.
Agree that RTO in practice will ultimately become team and manager dependent.
I’ve long suspected those of you that want to return so bad dont like your family, your home, don’t have a separate office or all the above. OP’s post just confirms this.
I love my house, home office, I like being here to log off at 5 then walk in the den to start hanging with the family or cooking immediately (when i do) instead of barely getting it on the table by 7.
RTO sux and not all teams have to return. Lots of teams are staying remote or going in ONE day a week.
When I work from home, I am available at pretty much all hours. When I work in the office I am available during my working hours down to the very minute. My job also requires me to move between regions and buildings and I will no longer be available while traveling. They are going to lose a lot of productivity in many jobs like mine.
I know for a fact that many of the other executives do not agree with the RTO policy and have been trying to talk some sense into the people behind this out of touch and out of date plan. They have plenty of charts and numbers showing increased productivity in their teams. That will evaporate. Working from home 2 days a week isn't going to fix it either.
Ditch the office workplaces. Sell the real estate, cancel the leases, and let employees WFH unless it's absolutely required they be in a building. It is most definitely the future of work - until automation takes most of the jobs.
Along the same lines of separation, I'll be leaving 4:30-ish to account for traffic and commuting variables and my laptop will stay in my bag. No more longer-than-normal days for me and, dare I say, most others.
Idk. I just shut the office door and forget about it until the next day at home. NBD. If an urgent need arises, I’m much more available to hop on. I will not be setting up my laptop when I get home when I’m office.
It’s unfortunate for them, but I do not have the time for that.