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Arazi

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19. Yup. WFH is now a mandatory "perk" for me

Wed Aug 17, 2022, 09:50 AM

Aug 2022

The ability to live anywhere in the world and do laundry, open the door for the pandemic puppy to go out (and in) at any time, start something to defrost for dinner etc etc are now non-negotiable. Besides, I’m over the cost of commuting in time and $$

I’ve watched folks I know in other industries draw that line and walk away from their company rather than going back to the office - particularly people in commuting hellscapes like LA or NYC. They moved to Utah or Oregon or Costa Rica (and for one couple I know they bought a land yacht and travelled the entire 2 years of the pandemic) and they’re not going back to that full time (or at all in a couple cases).

My division has a get together 2x per year for team building weekends and that’s enough. We don’t even have an office anymore.

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The Office is Dying: Its Time to Rethink How We Work [View all] brooklynite Aug 2022 OP

This is horrifying. Mme. Defarge Aug 2022 #1

You don't have a right to privacy when working on someone else's clock. brooklynite Aug 2022 #3

On the clock or off, workers bodily functions are a private matter questionseverything Aug 2022 #4

Thank you. Mme. Defarge Aug 2022 #6

Not yet. Mme. Defarge Aug 2022 #5

It also penalizes workers who Bettie Aug 2022 #7

I blatantly go grocery shopping during meetings. Sympthsical Aug 2022 #21

Yeah, this isn't going to fly in today's labor market Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #8

The problem is that Mme. Defarge Aug 2022 #14

The office environment has changed a lot in my time in office work Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #16

This will be another big issue in the future to come. As electronic networks evolve, as ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2022 #2

Adapt or fall behind Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #9

Wonderful in how your office/business readily adapted to the WFH environment. Especially if you're SWBTATTReg Aug 2022 #10

Aerospace Engineering here Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #12

Yup. WFH is now a mandatory "perk" for me Arazi Aug 2022 #19

Companies will gladly sacrifice productivity in favor of authoritarian control Orrex Aug 2022 #11

That culture is toxic Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #13

Sort of on sort of off the subject ripcord Aug 2022 #15

Mouse jiggler. Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #18

I went independent contractor in 1995. shrike3 Aug 2022 #17

I'm always curious Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #20