I have decided to go to office when I can. I have early calls most mornings. I work with other leaders who refuse to go to the office and who have stated daring their managers to fire them. How can Citi apply RTO evenly and be consistent through the entire company while some go and others don’t?
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That’s not how they want you to look at it. They want you to go in and foster friendships and network across the various teams. Since we are silo’d in our own little buckets, this would offer you a chance to see how other teams work, their challenges and so forth.
You’ll gain friendships etc…soon you and “the guys” can all pose in front of the building with the Citi sign in the background, all wearing a Citi polo shirt with the logo on it as well with a thumbs up pose smile. To someone out there in the ivory tower, this means something.
I go in once per month to keep my badge active.
I only have 1 team member at my site and we do not do the same job so there is nothing to meet about.
The rest of my team is scattered among 6 other states.
"We are better together" does not apply to everyone.
And do you think the higher-ups commute by train bus or taxi. No, they have their private chauffeurs, taking them to the city while they sit in the back and do work. Their commute is nothing compared to the peons. Maybe those people to take the subway every day
I don’t want to go back to the life I had before. I’ve never been closer to my family thanks to the extra time I get to spend with them instead of commuting. I still work hard. I do my full hours and then some. And I’ve never been happier. I hate even thinking about losing all that. In office makes sense for some roles, but not for thousands of others. We should move everyone who advocates for in-office time OUT of their cozy, closed offices with beautiful views and into the cube plantations so we can see how long they would still support RTO.
I go in three days a week. I prefer that, rather than five. 🤷🏻♀️
I go in 2-3 days a week. Some people on my team are telecommuters and others I see 1-2 times per week. It definitely seems to be a manager discretion thing. That being said, I’d much prefer to work from home more. I’ve only been here 6 months so I think going in has been more beneficial as someone who had to meet new people.
I agree, there was a concept we all didn’t understand until we all met at the office and discussed it face to face. We went into a conference room. My colleague drew a circle on the white board as “Computer A” and then another circle as “Computer B”. Still didn’t make sense, then they drew a line connecting them to simulate the link between the two. It was at that point it all clicked for all of us as to how things worked, it all made perfect sense. Talk about a sm--k your forehead with the palm of your hand moment, it just all jived and we are all glad we came in for that.
Teamwork!! collaboration!!!!
Extrovert here. I feel more at ease and more productive to work from home. I find it odd that you’re made to go into the office just to join a zoom session with peers that span the globe but whatever.
If you need to go into an office to feel productive, then go. If someone else does not, respect that decision. Do not project your situation onto someone else.
We all have different situations with regard to kids, pets, distance to the office, whether or not our individual roles have any true need to be in the office, and what conversations were had specifically around this expectation during our interview process.