LL5 and higher are staying in office and engaged in office all day. However, LL6s are closest leadership level that influences GSR staff. LL6s prefer to stay home and do not like RTO, so they come to office for badge swipes, attend a selected meeting for visibility and then go home. To rationalize their desire to stay home, they coach staff to ensure 3 badge swipes per week for RTO; and communicate that it is OK to go home after badge swipes. LL6 people leaders do not even see need for in-person conversations with staff. Senior Leaders want RTO to improve "How to work" and collaborate for "Horizontal Interaction" ; but intent is getting distorted at LL6 level. LL6 level seem to be disconnected in overall big picture, and end up reacting to Manager assignments, when the issues go to Manager level. Instead of providing "Bridge" role hoizontally, they live in "silos" managing vertically within assigned chimney. Culture seem to reward heroes who put out "Fires" in the Chimney, which these heroes could have avoided. As an outcome, LL6 rank is filled with "Firefighters".
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@ja Mfs shipping out the MVPs out “on the road”
@em One problem. Nobody is buying them! And if they do buy one, they MUST return them for repairs.
for now, things are sputtering along. we will see how it goes.
And yet cars still get designed and built.
RTO sabotaged, as if it's some great thing ruined by double agents? I need some of what you've been smoking.
OP: You have no idea what you are talking about.
LL5 and above make the big bucks and are basically yes men and are the main problem.
LL6 are overworked and stressed have no control over the crazy decisions passed on to them from above. They are handed the task of relaying bad news to their reports.
The only reason for becoming LL6 is the hope of getting to LL6.
@OP Sabotaged? LL5 and 4 aren't any happier about this than anyone else. They're just in a tougher spot. I do tell my team to meet the number, and I do as well. I leave it up to them whether to stay or not. We're all adults. Forcing them to stay is nonsense, as is RTO.
I have yet to attend a meeting in a room. Everything is teams still with people sitting next to you in the same meeting. There is no more in person collaboration than there was when WFH. I'm assuming you just need a hug.
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