#wfh

I want to work from home tomorrow, but I don’t want to miss my mighty badge swipe

WFH already proved it works. We did it for years. Output didn’t drop, and in most cases it actually improved. Turns out it’s the person doing the work that matters, not the chair they’re sitting in.

The irony is we sell global connectivity, yet don’t trust our own employees to work remotely on the very networks we provide. It’s a “do as I say, not as I do” situation, and everyone sees it.

If the goal were cost and efficiency, the answer is obvious… let people work from home. Less real estate, no commute drain, same or better output.

Instead, we’re spending more to force people into buildings to do the same work… on a screen.

So what’s the real objective here?

Heard through the rumor mill they WILL be re-evaluating exceptions and it may be harder to get one.

Share the wealth.

https://aging.networkofcare.org/lrgv-tx/CommunityResources/News/Article?articleId=151628

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72971/000119312519256649/d813177dex10a.htm

FTFA: "In connection with your position, you will not be required to relocate or engage in travel that would result in a change to your current state of residence. "

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charlotteobserver_wellsfargo-wfh-workfromhome-activity-7448405383771222016-iAIY

Started back to work and thought I’d take advantage of $5 North Shore Parking with a shuttle to and from downtown Pittsburgh. Because I don’t have the extra money to spend like most of us. What a bust. Shuttles weren’t running every 15 to 20 minutes as promised but rather an hour to an hour and a half long. So much for that. Got into the office and the majority of the floor was empty. Why did I bother? No work got done. I’m sure we are going to see productivity plummet. Wasn’t approved to work from home to be with my epileptic child. Job well done, Bill.

By being 6 years into this.
Some were hired as hybrid, and yes I know a company can change their business model whenever they want, but it also breeds bad faith and discontent. Many people were hired as hybrid or having spent 6 yrs wfh have built up an at home office. This maneuver shows zero respect for employees this late in the game.
And I think if/when another situation arises it may not work so well by the powers that be making these life altering decisions.
I sure hope they are sympathetic to employees if they need to be working from home if their kids are sick, on school vacation, doctor appts that don’t lend themselves to driving in and back twice there MUST be some flexibility. Seems to me all “US” companies like the visa payroll better and we’re about to see the ugliest side of globalization we’ve ever experienced coupled with the AI job ki-ling revolution

Good times. 🥵

Being told to WFH (whole office not just me) Thursday so whoever is saying there is no layoffs is wrong

Let’s just hope we make it through the week. Never ending stress

https://hrexecutive.com/remote-work-doesnt-break-company-culture-poor-measurement-does/

Enough said.

Rumors are that some companies (mostly west coast) are returning to Work From Home due to the dramatic increase in gas prices. Any local confirmation of that?

Hopefully not, but he starts June 1st as CEO. What do the Kalshi betters at oxy think? It’s a sure way to be disliked and have huge turnover immediately, but he may not care and follow Chevron and Conoco footsteps.

If you got told to WFH and are in LM what group are you in. Just make it broad we don’t need to know your manager or anything but everyone just saying they got told to WFH and leaving it at that isn’t helping anyone out lmao

MeetingPulse is already open and the first 2 questions are about WFH. Thoughts?

Just got world from my Sr Director. Work from home next week. Layoff announcement goes next Thurs. I’m in Lake Mary, FL

#LifeAtATT

They just can't get enough people off of payroll. They are now threatening managers if the employee's MOOSE is marked incorrectly. A manager with CLO and MS employees sent out a notification to their employees that while MS might be 2 days, the expectation is 5 days, and that the CLO employees are expected 5 days at the customer site.

There was a big emphasis on MOOSE being correctly coded, and that any telecommuting be preapproved by their manager. The quote was "They aren't losing their job because I don't know where you are"!

So as managers you're not being treated as customer serving managers? Also, how can you tell where your CLO employees are if they are always on VPN?

Getting crammed up into a single floor, but at least we get to WFH until then!

from the FAQ on WFH mandate

Looks like it's sooner rather than later

I started in 2010 under the Rust years. The golden years of State Farm. Ed treated every employee like family. I worked in the old Mid America Zone and boy were we treated right. I had coworkers in the Murfreesboro and Newark offices who loved coming in. I knew people in Kalamazoo and Winter Haven who were working when Ed Sr still ran the place.

Fast forward to Tipsord. We knew he was going to change things, but he didn’t hide it. He knew what he wanted and despite the old culture pushing back and keeping him in check - after COVID he at least had some respect for us (although more likely he knew he was retiring soon and didn’t care anymore).

Now we have Farney. He’s been with the company for decades. Several soon to be retirees thought (as I did) that he’d bring back the golden era (or at least something akin to it). Boy were we all wrong. Everything that comes out of this man’s mouth is ‘we do it because our competitors do’. What happened to the State Farm that led this industry? What happened to the State Farm that treated customers like neighbors because executives treated employees like family?

It’s a sad day when people in the HUBs have to go in office more when 40% of the workforce gets to work from home full time. This company isn’t State Farm anymore and honestly I hope this year shows the board that the current C suite is not equipped to be leaders.

Just got out of a meeting with team members where one of the seniors alluded to a secret program that only seniors have access to. Even after trying to go into details of what they were referring to, the conversation quickly moved on from it. Why does it feel like they are going to be watching us and monitoring us more now than during Covid?

Lake Mary will close the 2nd and 3rd floors. Probably be told to work from home and then rifs after that.

Between Ai and Ai and TMI we it’s coming to a close.

Thanks for your candor.

The flu usually takes 3–5 days to recover—but how can I manage a four-day in office while I’m still sick? Taking 4 days off doesn’t make sense.

Update from Dan notes that the bone tree office is no longer penetrating the market, so this office is confirmed to be closing. All employees moving to previous WFH model, and then RIFs determined at an “unannounced” date. Sounds like there will be some consideration regarding the amount of candor an employee demonstrates.

https://youtube.com/shorts/380WruO_v_0?si=a5qgnV7re6-ZV6Pa

Ivine, Tulsa, Lone Tree, Chandler, West Henrietta, Bellevue, Indianapolis, Kenner all closing. Employees going to be told to wfh.

Bedminster moving to Basking Ridge, Richardson moving to Irving, Rolling Meadows down to 2 floors.

Employees will receive info on 4/22

OP: @cj+1kpm2dak3

Putting this up for visibility.

Forgive my ignorance, but this is my first layoff, so I’m not really sure what the procedure is. This is what I’ve gathered so far:

We will receive the WFH email on Friday. Then on Monday morning, those being laid off will receive an email. Within 15 minutes, their system will be locked. After that, they will receive 2 months of paid leave and after that severance, which is correlated to how long you’ve worked at Nike.

Just trying to prepare as needed since this market is awful.

Last week I formally sent an offer to HR and copied it to my L3. My offer is this, I will accept a 50% reduction in pay in exchange for permanent WFM. This is due to multiple family and personal issues. Should have an answer by Tuesday.

How are medical exceptions to work from home treated in regards to if there were a declared management surplus? There is a group of 25 or so US management employees where 5 or 6 of them are in this category (yes, this is still happening). Some of them feel this protects them due to "medical" but obvious thinking is the people who don't report to an office would be at the top of list when a surplus is declared. Could be legal implications? Thoughts?

My uncle who works at the c-suite said so

I am paying nearly 30% more for my commute every week, and that’s in my econobox of a ten year old Toyota. I asked my boss if I could WFH one or two days a week. His response was su-k it up, “You don’t hear the people driving those 4WD trucks and SUVs complaining, do you?”

I got pushed out after 10 years when they got rid of WFH. At first it was a shock, and then came the endless job search. But I ended up finding a great new job, and honestly, there is freedom on the other side.

Leave if you can. You deserve so much better than that he-l hole. There is a whole world out there where companies actually give a cr-p about their employees. It has honestly been a culture shock.

This 4 days a week sitting in a cubicle is literally soul crushing. I worked remotely or mostly remotely for years before CVX and only came here under the guise of flexible work and I would give up an annual bonus and $30k a year to wfh. If the hiring market weren’t so dismal I’d already be out.

Words on the street

Did everyone in lake Mary get told to wfh? Does this mean what we think it does?

Did it all get pushed back to accommodate for layoffs and WFH weeks?