I want some employees who are against remote work to please explain why you have this stance. I get it why people want to work in office but when your are against the rest of us working remotely I don’t get it. Also, I would like to see the ages of people who are against it as well. From what I can tell it’s the longtime older employees who are the ones negatively commenting. I think it’s honestly because work is a place for them to get away from their significant others. Also, it’s a place for them to socialize like one of those morning breakfast clubs at McDonalds that the elderly go to. Change my mind.
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The amount of cry babies on here is amazing. You people act like going into the office is going to ruin your life. It’s a job. You need to listen to what your employer is asking you to do. If not, go find a different job that ensures you can stay home and never leave your house. My goodness…what did you people do before Covid? How did you manage a 5 day work week? You’re still getting two days at home and a full week every quarter! Go learn a different skill then that lends itself to remote work only. Such entitlement with this whole RTO thing. And you’d never admit it, but the reason you don’t like going in is because you do things at home that you can’t do at work…for example, the laundry, dishes, watching the kids, contractors coming over. Last I checked Schwab is paying you to work, not do your laundry and such. Get over it or find something different.
Look at that! All of you collaborating virtually. Proud Dad moment
I'm a younger boomer, and I love working remote. As an introvert, I can cultivate relationships easier online that I could in person.
This younger generation can really get trapped in that web of beepers and Zenith televisions and Walkmens and discmens and floppy discs and zip drives, laser discs, answering machines and Nintendo Power Glove.
Baby boomer here. I was hired remote. The position I had prior was remote. My team and I are not in the same locations, so will commute 45 miles to have meetings on teams. I am more productive in my home office. I have cultivated relationships while working from home.
RTO is a pay cut for me, gas, wear and tear on my car, dry cleaning, food outside the house and 2.5 hours everyday spent commuting. I would prefer to continue to WFH.
No one said anything about race
You people are hilarious. OP asked to hear the other side’s perspective. A few people decide to share, and they’re all getting downvoted and being accused of being out of touch, old white guys. Looks to me like the ones doing the downvoting are the ones who are close minded and out of touch.
Keep in mind that everyone was able to make it to the office 5 days a week prior to the pandemic. The pandemic is now over. Just because the company made accommodations to be able to work from home doesn’t mean it should be forever. The company is not telling you to come back 5 days a week, but that will be coming if the regulators make the decision to require it.
As an 18 year tenured employee, here are just a few of the many reasons I personally believe in office works better than remote:
- face to face interaction with your team is key to development as a new employee and learning the culture of company
- just because you can interact playing video games or on social media isn’t the same as conducting business activities that involve other people’s money, NPI, and other risks depending on your role.
- knowing the availability of your team and manager is a lot simpler when they are sitting next to you as opposed to relying on the computer messaging system
- technology failures are used as excuses for work avoidance, this happens daily on my team
- distractions at home are not the same distractions at work.
- those who have saved money by working remote should now have enough to make it in the office 3 days a week. It was your choice to move further away from the office knowing that return to office would eventually happen. It is no longer an excuse in my book.
Gen Z, can Google anything and don’t see a need to commute for mentor irl. Remote and more meeting free days then I can actually get work done.
First job out of college, 100 for remote because I can travel and work from anywhere.
I’m Gen X and prefer remote - I spend more time per year commuting than I receive in vacation. I do go in when there is some in-office event which is fine but to spend 2 hours of nonproductive and unpaid time commuting + paying for gas and tolls is ridiculous. Plus at home I have a quiet office and can focus much more than trying to be on a call next to people chit chatting or on a call themselves. Companies can figure out how to successfully onboard and manage those who are remote - many orgs are spread across different offices so they’ve had to do it for some time. Did people milk it? Yes. Did people with offices and seats not come in as they promised? Yes. Those are performance issues and if managers can’t manage their directs, again a performance issue. Don’t punish everyone.
You obviously have never played an online game or grew up with yahoo instant message. We build relationships and character online now. You are out of touch with the times and holding the company back
Age is a protected class lol sounds like you just did the training that came out. That’s talking about discrimination not having a discussion between generations in preference of working from home vs remote.
I am also of older generation and prefer office, remote work is not sustainable for building character and fostering relationship.
its actually the younger generation wanting an office, they dont have the space or setup at home, some live with parents and again, dont have the setup/space they wish they had...this isnt about the "older" gen, and careful making those statements as age is a protected class.
Overemployment is one thing the execs don’t want to keep happening
Couldn’t agree more @qcz+1nW03EBX
#skillissue
Why can’t you mentor virtually? Why is in the office so much different? Not to be rude but maybe if you cannot do that your skill set is lacking
I’m 57 and excited to return to the office! Ready to mentor those young leaders.
I am 53, been with Schwab 26 years and I am FOR REMOTE work!! I get it why younger, newer employees may want to go into the office sometimes but don't get all the negativity against those of us that want full remote!!