re: Company just gave 30-day notice about return to office

I completely switched jobs this year because of the availability to work remote. My previous boss basically said frick working remote and made everyone come into the office during the pandemic. Everyone got covid at some point including an office outbreak and she never once made any commitment to remote work. I have been working remote at my new job since October and the ability to do it everyday and not do a useless commute and being a to get more sleep every morning has been a godsend for me. I have an office I can go into to print anything I need or other office related business but I only go in when I need to. I can’t see myself ever going back into an office full time after finally having flexibility for the first time in my life.

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The huge majority of WFH people I know are lazy and abuse it.

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And people are sooooo productive in an office without the open office distractions

Yeah I went from a fully remote job to an office job. If you can do your job fully remote then you will quit lol.

A). The commute got olddd especially with Biden’s gas prices!

B). I didn’t want to live near my work because I didn’t like the area, but I also hated the commute!

C). You will encounter more fricking distractions in an open office environment then at home. They will lie to your face and tell you the only reason you are back is for collaboration and productivity….bullshvt

D). You will have to deal with frequent Covid outbreaks while management is working from home or on a hybrid schedule conveniently!

I didn’t last 4 months lol

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I personally like hybrid work (3 in / 2 out) but people threatening to quit has kind of ruined that at my office, so like 15 percent of the people actually show up. It's super frustrating, and not something I enjoy.

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Some people like the office, so I can understand it. I fricking hate it, and always have. Have been blessed to have a job that has historically been a mix. Lots of time in the field helps to relieve time at a desk. If I'm sitting at my desk just working on excel and powerpoint all day, why the frick does it matter where I am sitting to do it? In fact, you likely will get a minimum of 2 extra hours. I actually don't mind working at all at any hour of the day or night at home, I can just turn on Seinfeld on one screen and plug away.

I went back to the office for 1 day in January because I hadn’t been for 2 years. Was kind of cool for the first 2 hours. Then I left so I could actually get some work done.

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As a retiree, I'm all for working from home, if you're actually working from home.

There is no way in frick you're being productive sitting at the lake.

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When did being at the lake enter the picture? lol.
But to be honest, I have Teams meetings from my phone, ipad, laptop... I can even reply to messages from my watch. I met with a giant customer last night from my phone on Zoom. One of the people from giant blue retailer was also on their phone.

The 9-5 notion of work is also evolving. If you ask me to run an analysis on sales from the previous year and report back on my findings... why do you care where I am, what hours I worked... if I delivered the goods on time and you were satisfied with the results? How does me being in the office so I can wave at the receptionist before ducking into my office improve anything?

I'm farting around today on "employee appreciation day," where we have no meetings. Probably headed to the lake.

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On the training side, it's been brutal getting new employees up and running, and we've noticed employees have even less want to stay and will leave at a moments notice. Personally I like the office, and enjoy being face to face with my team.

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I'm sure that is a challenge. It isn't a one size fits all thing. Remote works for us, and I suspect there would be high turnover if they were to cut it out.

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Two years of record growth without going into the office. I don't understand the push to force people back into the drudgery of commuting.

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The "I want to look over your shoulder" guard. It's also not exclusively a boomer thing either.

You'd think being able to save tens of thousands of dollars in monthly building and maintenance costs would be of more value.

It's not the 90s anymore. We have the technology. It's better for the environment, home life and saves money on overhead. But, by god, you better be in your office.