re: Do WFH people actually contribute to society?

When somebody requests to work from home, I just assume they're asking for approval to steal company time. It is what it is.

Sorry you are poor

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People like yourself make me ashamed to be part of Gen X… Cannot wait for this type of old school thinking to die off, it honestly makes you sound like you are 90 years old and out of touch .

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I'm a millennial. I just know how folks act. My favorite is when they request to wFh when they have sick small kids.

I got small kids. You can't get any work done with a 2 and 3 year old running around. It's a farce.

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I'm a millennial. I just know how folks act. My favorite is when they request to wFh when they have sick small kids. I got small kids. You can't get any work done with a 2 and 3 year old running around. It's a farce.

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Do you have no way of keeping track of work production from your subordinates? If they don’t work, hold them accountable.

People who insist that their employees work from an office are just lazy managers. Would my job be easier with all of my employees working under the same roof as me? Definitely. Would I have lower quality workers as well? Also, yes definitely.

ETA: this is for jobs that can 100% be worked remotely, obviously that isn’t the case for every job.

Nah I just suck off the teet of dolls like you

So many butt hurt losers crying about WFH on here lately.

I pay taxes and don't drive in front of you during rush hour. Might not be finding the cure for cancer but I'm doing my part to not be a drain on society.

OP is definitely trolling

I work with large amounts of data that allow ports to continue operating, so your wife can get all her shipments in from China on time, and many on this board to keep their boats from running aground. I don't have a company office within 500 miles of my home.

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People who insist that their employees work from an office are just lazy managers. Would my job be easier with all of my employees working under the same roof as me? Definitely. Would I have lower quality workers as well? Also, yes definitely.

ETA: this is for jobs that can 100% be worked remotely, obviously that isn’t the case for every job.

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Fully true. Even in 100% in the office, most people don't know how to manage different personalities to get the most out of them. Remote or not, there are some people that can be coached up, and there are some that need to be redirected elsewhere to hit max potential. But that's a hard conversation, which nobody wants to have. If I have 5 people on a team, I have to make the effort to communicate to all the things that hit them differently. Some people like micro management and panic without it. Others need commander's intent and a budget, and FTW. I never get to choose who I work with, but I get to figure it out.

Most jobs can be done remotely, thanks cloud. Even call center jobs were being done from home in the 90s, probably because ridiculous amounts of statistics could be generated about hold time, wait time, wrap up, etc., and could be collated to make management feel comfortable.

Re: your comment on lower quality workers, this is a burning fact. Smart people recognize that moving to say, Chicago for a job, in order to spend all day in Teams meetings, including people that sit 40 yards from you, is moronic shite. There's a bank I love in San Antonio that has InfoSec jobs open for months on end, because there is zero flexibility on hybrid. Buuut, it's San Antonio. They have brick and mortar locations in DFW, but corporate functions apparently have to be in SA. Well, bye. Your potential hiring pool for tech is now limited to Asians with no choice, ex Air Force that knocked someone up in basic, or near-retirees that live in the area.

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