With emphasis on ‘personally’. It’s stupid and useless, and it will only lead to more frustration and less productivity. It will most definitely lead to very, very bad vibes around the company. Why don't I mind the RTO? Because in my case the commute is rather short. Most importantly, I’ll work not a minute longer than office hours. Bye late evening calls and troubles.
7 replies (most recent on top)
I don't mind it either. It's good for socialization. What I mind is the total lack of flexibility, mandated days and now hours. We are not children. It's insulting to all of us.
It's sad that this is a big company in society today. Humans will look back on this era as completely re--rded.
This has been happening for a while in tech. laid off at last role for some stupid popularity contest sh-t for not going to the office. Welcome to 1984.
RTO is a veiled layoff, bottom line.
Our entire team was far more productive during Covid than we are on site. Being in the office is filled will unnecessary b.s. and inane gossip. I want to focus on my work and have flexibility, neither of which being on site offers.
But no, Frank doesn't want to move with the times. He wants the clock set back to 2019 pre pandemic.
Companies who do not move with the times do not retain talent. This is happening across major companies like Amazon, Google, banking partners.
If you are not in a customer facing role or other roles whose function needs to be onsite, then let the rest of us be and WFH as an option.
This is the point. If you like going into an office, you should be able to. If you like working from home, you should be able to. As long as you get your tasks done in the time required, with the quality expected, it shouldn't matter where you're doing your work.
All people want is the choice. All frank wants is the control to make you miserable unless you bend to his will (which will also make you miserable.) The WFH crowd has no desire to force you to work from home if you don't want to. We just want the same respect to back us in the fact that we don't want ot need to go to an office, so shouldn't be forced to for the arbitrary reason of, "frank sez so!" While being poorly hidden behind a veil of "collaboration!" that can't be done because sapience is also a thing.
RTO = office affairs
That's so nice for you, but what about the employees who were HIRED REMOTE or had their offices closed, and are now being threatened with RTO? I also don't mind going into the office but read the room... RTO has been a total disaster. We've lost so many experienced, tenured employees for the d-mbest reason possible. Like... what was the point of your post? It comes across incredibly short-sighted and selfish. "It's terrible for you all, but I'm good." Pretty awful mindset.