#officeculture

Looks so silent as I start my day. Anything going on guys?

1. Jumped on an sec update call so my name would be noticed and solved Wordle in 3 tries!
2. Bumped my used couch and lowered the price on alt-classified. Found a smoking deal on a few used Star Wars figures!
3. Took a long walk through the buildings using the bridges and took a big dump. Walked fast to look busy.
4. Joined an incident slack channel and asked for status to look like I was involved. Asked a d-mb question that was answered 3 posts previously (oops!).
5. Went to a meditation class and then a fun e-bike ride through campus!
6. Bought some cheap blazer tickets on alt-tickets.
7. Spent a couple hours on the van but only saw cleats.
8. Asked why the stock wasn’t rising on alt-personal finance. Wow, so many answers from people!
9. Calling it a day. Winning!

Houston is modernizing the buildings based on the San Ramon model and we promise you will only move to the unassigned model in a modernized space. You’re going to love it.

What is the mood knowing they broke that commitment and are now awkwardly and cowardly backtracking by possibly bringing the Hess building into play?

Btw, MN was the decider to force everyone into unassigned. Now RB is trying to clean up his mess.

I keep showing up and pretending it doesn't bother me, but the gossip and pettiness here is next level. It's so unprofessional that I'm starting to wonder if every corporate job is like this. Makes me want to find something completely different just to escape this mess.

Please bathe daily, wear clean clothes each day, wash your hands after using the bathroom, use antiperspirant and brush & floss your teeth. That is all.

There is no further talk of layoffs in the coffee corners.

Are we safe now? I hope so!

With the pending cuts and return to the office , I would like to know will the office be providing free coffee and lunch at least one day a week? Am i going to have equipment at the office and at home? I should not have to carry my computer, monitors, cables between home and the office.
I now will have lost time due to travel, have to spend money on travel to and from the office.
I have been told that it is expected we are in the office eight to five and they will be monitoring who is late or leaves early. This place gets worse by the minute

I left in January before OPO closed and before the PE axe swung. Things were tense when I left and I know they got worse before the big cut.

Is DF packed wall to wall? Are the parking lots insanely packed? Does anyone care about their job anymore? Are the contractors all gone?

Since we all headed there...

The consolidation of the offices to the hubs. ECS and future state. The loss of jurisdictional expertise from the regional offices to the hub and an SCP manual. You lost touch with what made you number 1- no customer cares about your metrics, they want confident knowledgeable guidance and you’re not giving that anymore, especially when management doesn’t even know the job and just focused on your idle time and how many cause of loss you closed. When you stop putting the customer first and worry about the things they never see or know, you lose touch with the actual mission. You cannot separate yourself by being like everyone else

I remember watching with a co worker in the break room and he said something about wishing he hadn’t spent so much time with his family earlier in his career. Who says that?

NY JC Plano Columbus tech teams still hybrid 3 days.

Are they still bringing in fast food for inside reps? You’d think they’d try something more thoughtful to keep people energized and engaged during long days at their desks.

Is it true that we’re going to be required to wear suits and ties? I noticed this week that there were a lot more people wearing suits this week.

Anyone? Since I have to come in everyday and no one sits in my corner except me (why am I here) at a min having them come by was like ok…. Guess I’m at least here to receive that 😐😂

Supposedly anyone within 25 miles of any office. Good luck.

Thoughts? It's insane how they are tracking too.

AK made clear on feb office hours that 15-70-15 here to stay. Is this means 15% layoff every year in the form of PIP?

I’m hearing another incident happened involving a desk takeover that occurred within the span of 30 minutes away from a desk.

Chill out folks. You’re not cops if someone’s speeding and not the desk ge----o at work.

I know they exist. I see the people in webphone. So, why are they the exception? I see job posting with “5 days in-office”, but clearly, that’s not always the case. Applying internally, are all the jobs genuinely gonna be 5 days in office still?

There are so many opportunities I would love to see through, but I am not gonna commit to another job with 5-day mandatory office. I can’t do it anymore.

OK, who did it? There is a new sign up in our breakroom stating it is against company policy to microwave fish. Well played.

I mean, I'm a rule follower. So I am going to microwave some asparagus and broccoli tomorrow, but not fish.

Why is it so hard to tell us in advance, or at least confirm which orgs will be affected? It's as if the goal is to keep us perpetually on edge. Do they truly believe this constant fear of losing your job somehow makes us more focused and productive? The vibe in my office has been toxic for months. I dread coming in now more because of the atmosphere than the actual work, which is stressful enough on its own.

Is this a ploy to encourage people to quit? Where are we supposed to sit when we badge in a building but not at our center of gravity?

Been a madhouse in the building I'm in since yesterday with these cube claims.

Am I imagining this? Has the cost of eating the cafe gone up dramatically over the last year or so? It seems like my same lunch used to cost around 650-750 is now 10.50. I think the firm used to subsidize the cafe to keep the cost down. Wondering if they took away the subsidy as part of the cost cutting or to pay for the overly lavish Trailblazer cafe.

I forgot my laptop at home and didn’t realize it until I got to the office. It’s kind of hilarious how there’s literally no work to do without it. No systems. No tools. Nothing.

Which exposes the flaw in the whole RTO and “collaboration” argument. If presence alone created value, being here would still matter without a laptop. But it doesn’t. All the actual work still happens digitally, exactly the same way it does at home.

If the office adds no functional capability beyond what a laptop provides, then forcing people to commute just to open the same apps on a different desk defeats the entire purpose.

Looking to apply for a few positions

Most of us are required to be in office at least 8 hours a day. How exactly is time in office tracked?

The writing is on the wall.
Assume a letter from Mary is imminent because these automakers always copy each other.
2026 was already trash. It's just going to amplify. 😭

Did anyone else notice this?

I don’t think Truist has enough office space to fit everyone. I traveled at a few of their office locations(ATL, CLT, Raleigh/Greensboro). It doesn’t look like there is enough room. Especially in the Charlotte office and the new Battery location.

Enjoy

Get ready for the RTO email and the chaos that will ensue

North America right away but it will be the same for rest of world shortly once the company has spoken to work councils

Get ready for 5 days of coughing / spluttering / loud noise / body odor / alcoholic breath and fun !

Are the gates at the FSC up or down today?

The Turtle Response
• A Harvard Business School study found that face-to-face interaction drops by 70% in open layouts.
• This is due to the Turtle Response: when exposed visually from all angles, the amygdala triggers a low-level threat state.
• People retreat into digital shells—headphones, screens—to protect cognitive resources.

Now we have LED lighting going in. It's way too bright. Bring a ball cap.

Since we need to have open no fixed space working spaces it is critical that we differentiate ourselves from other animals in the kingdom forced into harvesting pens. Let's ask our leaders for Chevron scented candles to at least remove the negative impacts of those that harvest in the common space.

I have always liked PNC and what it stood for. I just don’t understand what is going on. If this decision has anything to do with trying to bring business to downtown, unfortunately, it’s not going to work. There is not enough existing downtown. I’m referring to stores not restaurants. I remember the days of Kaufman’s, Hornes, Gimbles, Lazarus, Lord & Taylor and Saxs. In all of my years I never envisioned downtown Pittsburgh being in the condition that it currently is.

It is my belief that apartment living contributed largely to destroying downtown. It will never be the same. The deterioration of downtown Pittsburgh started way before Covid. Covid just made it worse. Once Kaufman is closed, that was it. I think we all need to face the fact that downtown is gone. Until city leaders realize they’re going in the wrong direction, as they continue to develop even more housing, downtown Pittsburgh will continue to decline. The only thing that will be left down there is the people who live there. It’s not a place where people want to come anymore. Sad days…

What are you doing today?

Is there no longer a dress code? Big fancy new building and all you see is people attire consisting of house shoes, active wear, T-shirts, and well sad to say either heading to club before or after shift. Just curios question. Debating on just showing up in PJ’s see what happens.