Are U.S. non-patient facing roles going to have to shift to India working hours since that is where all our leadership and the majority of non-patient facing roles will be?
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"Meeting in person has value (so you must be in the office 4 days a week)" meets "Be accommodating to our offshore partners (even if that means joining meetings at 6 AM)."
The end result will be more (unpaid) travel time, a more fractured workday, less productivity and more stress.
At least until your job is eventually outsourced.
@f7 Well now that we know you think the tables are turning, we know you thought there were unturned tables!
Tables have turned
All I know is that mornings are he-l with a million meetings so that offshore is included and I’m f-ing sick and tired of it. It’s a major chaotic sh-t show.
I don;t mind working at 4 AM to fit in my off-shore calls - Once I hit 40 hours I stop. Sometimes I hit it by Thursday by noon. That is what Exempt means.
What a sh-tshow Optum has become, so glad I’m gone! WTF type of weak senior leadership abdicates their duties to offshore contractors(jmho)??
Yes, absolutely. You work for an Indian company, most of the workforce is in India, and the minority is expected to accommodate the majority's schedule. That's the bold new direction. Because nothing says "Make America Great Again" quite like adjusting your workday to another continent's time zone. Don’t worry, the job is temporary until replacement by local roles in India or Philippines. Don’t worry, there are plenty of jobs out there in the farm or construction die to labor shortages. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
They are supposed to work "third shift" be available till noon CST minimum. They do but then set up important calls during their day time and don't include onshore..been happening for a couple years now. If allowed to continue we'll gradually start shifting towards IST!! Escalate to your VPs and Execs right away if they are doing things in IST when you cannot join important calls!
The short answer is no, but....sometimes we do have to be on very early calls to be able to meet with Indian counterparts. So this is a very valid question on impact where sometimes we have to join calls at 7 AM in the US.
No