Thread regarding Comcast layoffs

@f1 To say this happens on one side more than the other is wrong. Take your grievances higher if you see that sort of behavior. I’ve seen and been apart of both sides. I find some work better in the field and others better at home. I’ve seen cost effectiveness increase at the same time as productivity while at home. It boils down to the worker and the team that oversees this person. It’s never been a “one is slacking more than the other” thing going on. If there is something not going the way it should in either—-people slacking, not being available—-report it. I’ve had people completely disappear in the field for hours and had to report it. It’s the job of the managers and supervisors to do their jobs get and give consequences if needed.

@f1 What, like people in the field never slack off?? Fact of the matter is, an incompetent manager will be unable to accurately discern how engaged and productive their employees are -- regardless of where they're working from.

And don't pretend that you've never been on a call with someone working in an office where their coworkers are having a water cooler conversation right at their desk. There's plenty of room for distractions in every work environment.

It's just incredibly productive to go into an office to sit on conference calls all day with team members spread across the country, while trying to ignore an inconsiderate coworker who burns popcorn in the break room microwave every morning. It makes so, so much sense.

Or we can be productive, be model employees, and trust that loyalty comes with job security. That fairy tale is more laughable than anything OP said. But sure, sit right there, apparently sarcasm is your layoff protection plan.

Yeah you take that power back baby go on we’ll wait right here.

Honestly, RTO ain’t gonna solve anything. People been finding ways to slack off even in office since way before remote work took off. Some folks just bitter..

@a6 you must be fun at parties

@f1 yep 5 days RTO will get rid of the slackers

People working from home is a big part of the problem. I work in the field and calling different people in different depts only to hear dogs barking or kids crying in the background is frustrating…..followed by “can you hold on for a minute”. To say that returning to the office causes anxiety is a slap in the face to us field folks.

@e1 unions are necessary so that working people (by which i mean anyone who makes a living from wages) can have collective strength and bargaining power

Unions aren't necessary if companies have a direct dialogue with their people that results in both sides being heard, respected, and valued, right?

Right?

@cq let’s be honest, MANY do more work remotely than those sitting at a desk in the office. Getting lunch on a normal day is non-existent. Depending on what you do, or your work ethic, this isn’t a thing unless you are the problem yourself.

Unfortunately unions have been crushed in this country since Reagan and this is the sad result

Boundaries are healthy, but they don't give us leverage. Real power is having options. Keep your resume current, build a savings runway, stay connected, and make your work and skills valuable anywhere. When you can walk away, you negotiate differently. And if we want change, speak up together through the channels leadership actually tracks. Quietly skipping coffee won't move anything. Being hard to replace will.

Cancel your promoter packages and move to streaming. You have cost-efficient options.

@a6 Found the CEO, here he is posting from his yacht :)

@OP most of us on a budget already do this. You lost me on $8 coffee. If you were spending that daily when you can get inexpensive coffee from home, or better yet free coffee from work, then you're completely out of touch with reality. It's not a "take back your power" issue. It's called preparing and saving from the minute they started mass layoffs 5 years ago. The writing was on the wall. It's what is happening all across our industry. Btw I'm paying for our services at a discounted rate, should I give that up too before I get laid off to "get my power back" as a way to "stick it to the man?"

@a6, for what possible reason?

@a5 I think you missed the point of that part of the post. I’m not saying people should spend more money downtown, especially if they’re worried about a layoff. Bringing your lunch and saving your money is absolutely consistent with my point.

The Ralph’s/Vernick examples were about being intentional about where our money goes and remembering that we have choices. If you like Ralph’s, buy Ralph’s. If you bring your lunch, great. If you want to support a small local business once in a while, do that.

And maybe part of taking our power back is asking ourselves: do we really want to spend our hard-earned money at the same company that is creating all this uncertainty? Maybe we should stop giving some of that money right back to Comcast and put it toward ourselves, our families, or local businesses instead.

The bigger point is that RTO doesn’t mean Comcast automatically gets our time, money and lives just because they’ve decided we need to be in an office.

Take back what you can control.

We should be coming in 5 days RTO in my opinion

I agree with most of your post but I gotta push back on a few things:

"Maybe we stop buying lunch at Ralph's or the market"

Those are reasonably priced compared to what is outside around CC/CTC, even the places below Concourse can get expensive. The alternative is to prepare and bring your own lunch, which alot of people won't do because market/ralph saves time and is reasonable in price. Also, don't get me started on Salvy's, it is good but it is not $25/pizza good.

"$8 for vernick coffee"

Each floor has free coffee, whether or not it is suitable for human consumption is debatable but Market and Ralph both have inexpensive, good coffee options for actual coffee. Then again, I drink black coffee, so you do you.

"Support local businesses around center city"

It isn't cheap, your post starts off with uncertainty about layoffs, why in the world would I grab a $20 cheese steak and drink from Cleavers if I am worried about a layoff?! I would be bringing my lunch and saving money if I am afraid I am about to be laid off

Anyhow