re: Will the ‘butts in seats’ mentality ever die?

Sounds like you are unhappy he wants to get the amount of work out of his employees that he is paying them for. Why does that make you mad?

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Most places are going opposite direction and encouraging flex schedules and remote work.

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Actually, the pendulum is starting to swing back. Example: DC was encouraging offices to have remote work sites and flex schedules to help traffic, but after several years, a good number of business are shifting back because of productivity issues. There are still plenty of businesses going toward remote work sites and flex time, but the counter trend is starting to emerge for those businesses who were on the forefront of it.

Just saying.

I’d quit if I had that rigid of a work schedule. Could not do that with kids.

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Is it lack of work ethic or simply a culture shift?

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I think a lot of them have seen their parents work themselves to death without much to show for it with companies reducing pensions and benefits. And not really respecting long term employees, by cutting their jobs for lower paid/ less experienced employees.

As long as employees are producing, then flexibility should be allowed. You can always deal with it on a case by case basis if it gets out of hand. Study after study has shown employees tend to be happier and more productive when they have some flexibility, good benefits, etc.

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within reason

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This is key

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Is it lack of work ethic or simply a culture shift? These days upward mobility in one company is no longer valued. There is little need to put in extra unpaid time to get ahead. You get your 3-5 years of experience and leverage it for a higher position at a new company.

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I've always said there's only one person I need to impress, and that's myself. To be a leader, you gotta lead. I have to know I earned my pay and worked with my coworkers as well as possible.

If you're work is autonomous it's no issue. If you're part of an interdependent group, it's a huge issue.

People still can perceive work ethic.

If you are working 40+ and some weeks you work 39 and most weeks you work 44+ that’s one thing. But if you are routinely barely getting in your 40 because you pinch off early on Fridays and then routinely leave early during the week or show up late, that is BS.

Every employee should have a few down work hours to do things like check on their 401k, clean their desk, organize, and other office ‘housekeeping’ to keep organized. When employees pinch off every day as soon as their necessary work is done then they aren’t doing those type of things and taking a breath to think outside the box.

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I’m a millennial and I guarantee that I do more work, and bring more to the table, than every boomer in my office. They’re essentially dead weight and are basically riding on the fact that they’ve been there ‘forever’

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The 2 boomers in our office are 2 of the most worthless co-workers I've ever experienced. Lazy and entitled, and refuse to learn new technology or processes. They are at least on time every morning, and rarely take unnecessary time off.

I have a window of 8 to 8:30 for when I typically arrive for work. As long as I meet deadline, my bosses don’t really care. Your new VP sounds like a dick with too much authority.

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Or Union. It's ridiculous how hard it is to fire union personnel and how easy it is for them to do the least amount of work to keep their job.

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Mother fricking this