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WFH employees have never said their entitled, quite the contrary, their bosses have

WFH employees have never said their entitled, quite the contrary, their bosses have! Over the years, many of us would drive long distances back and forth, put in long hours on site, engage in conference calls that (because of the time zones) would begin way into the evening, sometimes we’d take them from home, or we’d rise from sleep to start a call in the early pre-dawn, then later drive in.

Twice a year we would be graded on our performance by these Mgrs. always being evaluated on strengths or weaknesses. Those deemed to have an honest, hard work ethic we’re given WFH privileges pure and simple.

Our bosses gave us the opportunity to work from home because most of the time the people we deal with could be in Japan, India or the United Kingdom, or maybe just across the country. Logistics like this will sometimes play a roll as to whether we make it in to work or WFH, and our Bosses know this!

Reposted from @WZ7eieG-2awi for being on point.

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@X1cVoAR-1rut Exactly. I used to do 10 hour days at home but now I’m doing 8 hours in the office.

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Post ID: @1xpn+X1cVoAR

The company now has clock watchers. Guess what- when I WFH I didn’t mind working nights and weekends and working extra. Now, I leave at 5 and don’t care. Great job T!

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Post ID: @1rut+X1cVoAR

I’m not a WFH employee but appreciate the ones that are. On the whole they seem more focused, not distracted by the open group setting I endure. At any given moment there are twenty different voices rising to be heard over the next.....I may as well be at a football game.

The lack of cleanliness Is profound, coughing and sneezing from the "walking dead" who don’t use their common sense to stay home so as not to infect more people. Gas attacks, or as we used to call them, "silent but deadlies," from the people around us!

T may get their wish, make me an offer I can’t refuse!

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Post ID: @1acn+X1cVoAR

In my experience telecommuters tend to be more connected period. I can't even count how many times I've tried to get a hold of someone in the office only to see them idle on Q because they are too busy shooting the sh-- I mean "collaborating" with others. I don't care where someone works if they are responsive and get the work done. I've worked with plenty of full time telecommuters who happily work late nights and occassional weekends and in return we don't complain when they have to pick their kids up from school. Its all about finding a balance that works for the group.

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Post ID: @iui+X1cVoAR

Yes, it was dead on point, I couldn’t have said it better.

Many WFH (or full time commuters) tend to be Boomers, or to be fair, Gen-Xers, who still know the work ethic. Who tend to feel guilty if that last Q, or return call, dangles overnight going unanswered, thus slowing up a project, at least that’s our perception. It’s our desire to be ready to hit the ground running, not catching up, on the next morning.

On par, we’re not clock watchers waiting to spring out the door when it hits the top of the hour....it’s not a 9 to 5 Gig. It’s just the way we’re built and we thank our parents for that!

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