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If it were really a serious problem, wouldn't those businesses move to the suburbs? Since when do businesses keep their shops in a place they know will lose money?
LOL, you mean the "team-building" exercises? The most awful thing was him constantly hanging around, sticking his head in our doors, and stalking the halls; also the enforced family-style potlucks with him at the head of the table like he was the dad of all of us (attendance was mandatory).
I actually would've been more than happy to return to the office full-time, even though it really wasn't necessary, had I not been needed at home at that particular time. That's the irony of the whole thing!
I never looked at it that way! "Dad of us"
I had a boss that did that but the final straw was "let's hold hands and say grace" are you kidding me?! Really put a spell of weirdness on the lunch. Someone must've said something as we were never asked to say grace again.
That's why I don't even bother to use the fridges in my office. People leave their rotting and old food in there and move around food. I've never had mine stolen though.
I just bring a lunch box and toss an ice pack in there and it's fine until lunch time.
That's why I don't even bother to use the fridges in my office. People leave their rotting and old food in there and move around food. I've never had mine stolen though.
I just bring a lunch box and toss an ice pack in there and it's fine until lunch time.
No problem. I put a curled up rattler in a brown paper bag and stashed it in the work freezer with my name on it. We were going to the taxidermist after work. No more stolen lunches!
Last time I worked brick and mortar those who left their stuff in the fridge found it on their work spaces on Monday morning. The fridge fairy was the department manager.
Well it's official. As of August 1 we will be required to return to the office 4 days a week. Pretty crappy of them to do it right during the middle of summer when kids are out of school. Now parents have to scramble to rearrange childcare.
Even worse, our remote day must remain the same and we aren't allowed to switch it if we are sick or have an appointment. So let's say my remote day is Friday and I'm sick on Monday, I'm not allowed to say "I'm feeling well enough to work but not come into the office, so I'll work remotely today and come in Friday".
This announcement is probably the most insulting and micro-managing memo I've ever received from an employer.
Well it's official. As of August 1 we will be required to return to the office 4 days a week. Pretty crappy of them to do it right during the middle of summer when kids are out of school. Now parents have to scramble to rearrange childcare.
Even worse, our remote day must remain the same and we aren't allowed to switch it if we are sick or have an appointment. So let's say my remote day is Friday and I'm sick on Monday, I'm not allowed to say "I'm feeling well enough to work but not come into the office, so I'll work remotely today and come in Friday".
This announcement is probably the most insulting and micro-managing memo I've ever received from an employer.
Guess I should start preparing my CV.
Ridiculous...
4 days is completely unnecessary.
As I mentioned in another thread I am actually fine with 2 days a week if it cuts down on miscommunications and streamlines work better for co-located teams. But arbitrary requirements irrespective of where your collaborators are shows me you don't care about losing the best and brightest. Especially mandating FOUR days which is above average and NOT competitive compared to other employers.
Well it's official. As of August 1 we will be required to return to the office 4 days a week. Pretty crappy of them to do it right during the middle of summer when kids are out of school. Now parents have to scramble to rearrange childcare.
Even worse, our remote day must remain the same and we aren't allowed to switch it if we are sick or have an appointment. So let's say my remote day is Friday and I'm sick on Monday, I'm not allowed to say "I'm feeling well enough to work but not come into the office, so I'll work remotely today and come in Friday".
This announcement is probably the most insulting and micro-managing memo I've ever received from an employer.
Guess I should start preparing my CV.
Rearrange childcare? Remote work is not supposed to be used as a replacement for childcare. Though some people do it anyway. And who knows, maybe people taking care of kids while on the clock were the reason they pulled everyone back.
Those who want to have remote work should advocate for doing it responsibly, not as a means to try to take time back from your employer undetected.
Rearrange childcare? Remote work is not supposed to be used as a replacement for childcare. Though some people do it anyway. And who knows, maybe people taking care of kids while on the clock were the reason they pulled everyone back.
Those who want to have remote work should advocate for doing it responsibly, not as a means to try to take time back from your employer undetected.
You're not a parent, I take it? "Childcare" could mean infants (in which case I agree with what you've said) but it could also mean tweens; children who are too young to be left alone all day, but are old enough to occupy themselves for solid chunks of time. Previously, two-income parents of such children would have to line up a bunch of summer camps. But with work from home, the kids can stay home (thus saving parents a ton of money) and play in the yard (or, let's be honest here, sit around playing video games) and the parent is home for when they're needed, like to run them to a friend's house or something.
Now, with having to return to the office, such parents are suddenly going to have to arrange to find some camps at the last minute. Good luck with that! Waiting just one more month, until school starts back up, would have been far less disruptive. It's obvious to me that whoever instituted the OP's return to work policy does not have children and has absolutely no conception of what modern parenting is like. If I were the OP, I'd be looking for another job.
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