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Old 05-07-2024, 07:57 AM
 
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That is strange...so the worker bees get the option of more WFH days than managers now? Quite a reversal from the original scenario you described! Guess since middle managers/directors are making the most $$ and the bigger drain on dollars it's either get your butt back in the office or, as simplex theorized above, c-ya later alligator!

My own personal opinion. It was hard to get things done with those particular managers off-site. If there was an issue my team would meet for 5 mins and just talk it through and have a solution fast. If we ever needed to grab one of those "1-day-a-month" mangers, they never responded to emails or calls quickly and their calendar showed them in a meeting pretty much from 8-5pm so you'd have to book a meeting out 3-4 days in advance. It got annoying fast.

It's not that I don't think they are working, but rather I just couldn't get a 5 min convo with them easily.


Now the issue is lack of seating in the office because so many have been remote for 2-4 years.
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Old 05-07-2024, 08:03 AM
 
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At my office it seems to be an issue as far as 'reserving' a spot which is what you have to do in order to go in. It seems to be a hassle to reserve the spot and now people are reserving spots and not showing up I guess as an email was just sent out about it.
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Old 05-07-2024, 08:47 AM
 
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At my office it seems to be an issue as far as 'reserving' a spot which is what you have to do in order to go in. It seems to be a hassle to reserve the spot and now people are reserving spots and not showing up I guess as an email was just sent out about it.
Same system being proposed. A sort of prelim system has been place for a few months.

Was an issue because some folks would book the office for the entire month as soon as the block became open, and then come and go as they please. Nobody else was able to use it unfortunately.
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Old 05-07-2024, 10:30 AM
 
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My company has a reserve-your-desk system and after one or two attempts, it's become very simple to do. Granted, there are a lot more desks than people coming in so it's never an issue getting a desk/spot. Additionally, each team or business area has a general area of the building where they're essentially assigned. Since my team all comes in on the same day, we generally all book the same desks.
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Old Yesterday, 11:20 AM
 
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I wonder how many pharma folks in this bunch now regret paying $50-100K over list to buy a home near/or in Lexington during the last few years? Takeda Pharmaceuticals laying off 641 employees in Mass. – NECN
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Old Yesterday, 11:24 AM
 
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Oh yikes, that's a lot.

I think i mentioned it last week but Tufts also laid off a bunch of people recently:

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/pro...ffs-leadership
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Old Yesterday, 11:31 AM
 
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I wonder how many pharma folks in this bunch now regret paying $50-100K over list to buy a home near/or in Lexington during the last few years? Takeda Pharmaceuticals laying off 641 employees in Mass. – NECN
If I had to guess, I'd say none. In hard times, much better to be holding an asset (real estate) over a depreciating liability.

The regret will be higher among those who decided to finance a new luxury car or SUV.
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Old Yesterday, 11:54 AM
 
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Lexington will be fine. It's the people who paid $100k over list in like Lowell or Duxbury that could get in deep trouble.
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Old Yesterday, 12:04 PM
 
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Lexington will be fine. It's the people who paid $100k over list in like Lowell or Duxbury that could get in deep trouble.
I don't think their home values will take a hit...I'm more so talking about them being able to continue paying their mortgages (if they have one). How easy will it be for those laid off to find a similar paying job within reasonable distance to their current home?!
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Old Yesterday, 12:06 PM
 
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If I had to guess, I'd say none. In hard times, much better to be holding an asset (real estate) over a depreciating liability.

The regret will be higher among those who decided to finance a new luxury car or SUV.
If they can't continue to pay their mortgage is more what I'm referring to vs their asset depreciating. However, if they have a large mortgage and a large note for a luxury vehicle that's even worse!
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