Or let me phrase that better, why do we let that be the case?
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"Your ranking by HR will be reflected accordingly."
That's not the threat you think it is. I welcome a low ranking and the accompanied severance. I know i am not the only one considering this horrible culture that has been created.
Liberals just want freebies
@fm, we got overtime due to a lawsuit in California that changed our status from exempt to non-exempt.
2013 & 2014 were the only times they were willing to pay OT in my area to non-exempt mgrs. I didn’t receive any OT pay 2015-2020.
@fh 99% of managers are not eligible for OT, so why would anyone put in extra hours for free? Especially when there’s zero recognition at all.
I have been retired a few years, but 2013 & 2014 were my hardest years. A new product was introduced then that took off like wildfire, which resulted in a tremendous amount of overtime. We were understaffed, so it was buckle down and get it done without missed commitments.
The only good part was our status was changed earlier so we could get paid overtime. There were times that I worked 11 days straight, 17 days straight, and 22 days straight.
I was relieved when it finally slowed down in 2015. The overtime helped me pay off my house, make numerous expensive repairs to the house, and anniversary trip to Hawaii, and a large family reunion at the beach.
The work had to get done. I wasn’t getting any help, and I was willing to put in the extra hours to make every commitment. Did I get any recognition? Nope, nada, none. It’s probably the way I was brought up. Now that I am retired, I put in a lot of time volunteering. Once hard work and dedication is in your blood, you just feel it is important to do it. My 2 cents.
“It’s 40 hours and that’s it now.”
Your ranking by HR will be reflected accordingly.
Since RTO started I have reduced my hours by at least 1/3. It’s 40 hours and that’s it now. I’m not playing games and going “above and beyond” for leadership who doesn’t listen or give a sh-t about us. They made this mess and now they can deal with it. Maybe you get some more “hours” (spent web surfing in the office instead of from home) out of the low performer slackers now, but you neutered your workhorses, dummy. End RTO if you want productivity back, until then it’s just the bare minimum.
It absolutely has. It also has taken weekends out of play. Once I turn my computer off in the office, it stays off. When I worked from home the computer remained on unless a system reboot forced it off. It was easy to go into the home office and check on things. Now, not so much. You can believe what you want, but all the empirical evidence supports what I am telling you.
“It has been awesome. RTO has allowed me to reduce my hours to 40.”
Sure it has z
The Workaholic culture was a result of employees feeling loyalty to the company and their job. That culture has been destroyed. The only people that are "workaholics" now are those that think they will get promoted, or think it will keep them from getting laid off. Neither is true. This company has traded geography for ability. Instead of working harder, move to Dallas.
Market based culture
" RTO has allowed me to reduce my hours to 40."
Me also. I am in the office no more than 40 hours per week. Once I turn my laptop off, it is off until the next time I am in the office. The additional time I used to work at home is now consumed by the commute.
Everyone knows that you are lazy and naive
"AT&T is right in expecting every full time employee to work a minimum 40 hour week."
It has been awesome. RTO has allowed me to reduce my hours to 40.
AT&T is right in expecting every full time employee to work a minimum 40 hour week. This isn’t happening in too many areas.
I was ok with then when I WFH, now it’s 8 & skate it can wait.
Because of Amazon culture spreading to all companies.