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p_xavier

p_xavier

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Like most IT workers, we changed to obligatory teleworking instead of working at the office during the pandemic. Initially, it was supposed to be 3 days at the office then 2 days teleworking, then 2 days at the office then 3 days teleworking. We tried that for a couple of weeks, it's so stupid to do Teams at the office so basically now is come once a month. Good thing now the union signed minimum 3 days teleworking per week.

COVID ending, I was wondering what are your planned work arrangements?
 
They are making me go to the office 3 times a week starting april. Not happy at all but I guess they have to justify the new floor they just renovated.
 
No change for me. We modernized to 2020 standards of workplace management and let our employees have the autonomy to choose where they work, when they work and for how long. We have deadlines for items and so long as they're met, no one polices employees.
 
Were going back soon, but not full time. We dont know the exact details yet. The direction isnt even a blanket rule. It sounds like teams should chat amongst themselves and figure out who and when to go in.

Our team hasnt chatted about that yet. But I'm pretty sure it wont be staying home 100% like the past two years. But I'm guessing 1-2 times a week.

Not everyone can even go back as they rearranged the office to space things out, so not all people can even if they wanted to.
 
I've not worked remote though the pandemic.. It's been completely normal working and living for me...
I wish I could've stayed at home. But I am an engineer...
 
rofif said:
I've not worked remote though the pandemic.. It's been completely normal working and living for me...
I wish I could've stayed at home. But I am an engineer...
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Not all people stayed home - even office workers.

I know people in the same industry with the same kind of office jobs I work at, and they are 5 days a week at the office as if covid didn't even exist. Some of these guys didn't even get offered half day Fridays as a bonus. Just normal course of business!
 
100% WFH for the next year most likely, maybe longer.

I'm a consultant though so it's based on clients, but being a consultant we got left out of most of the "back to office" plans.
 
At my workplace it's mandatory one day a week in order to get a location based allowance, but my team are all in 3-4 days a week the irritating cunts, so I have to do two days really to be around for them.
 
At present, I'm 100% remote, and have been since March 2020. They tried to bring us in two days a week last year, but then the Delta surge kicked off almost immediately thereafter, and that was the end of that.

However, our building was re-opened two weeks ago, so that may be a harbinger that we'll be doing the two-day thing again. But so far, there's been no determination.

Personally, I can't think of a single valid reason why we should have to go in at all now. We've proven that we can do our jobs remotely. To start traveling back in now, especially in light of rising fuel costs, would just be a waste of time and money.
 
Dr_Salt said:
They are making me go to the office 3 times a week starting april. Not happy at all but I guess they have to justify the new floor they just renovated.
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I think justifying the sunk cost of real estate is the primary driver for pushing employees back in the office.

We've been doing fine remote-only for two years, but with the recently renovated building we're in, we're back in the office two days a week.
 
Slaylock said:
I think justifying the sunk cost of real estate is the primary driver for pushing employees back in the office.
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True.

My company is an office + warehouse facility, so were stuck. I dont know when the lease is over but it definitely isn't soon. I think the company leases the building out in 5 year terms. We also got like 150-200 office people here, and some need the office like the IT guy and his server room full of gear.

But companies that are strictly office have more flexibility. One buddy who works for a super small company got rid of their office and everyone works from home. The only thing they have left is some kind of lease deal where all they committed to is a meeting room in case they need one. But no more desks and offices for the 10-15 people they have.

But you can be even cheaper than that. You can rent out a meeting room in a hotel for $500. And they try to get you to order breakfast and lunch. So maybe $1000 all in for a small team needing a room for a day. Weve done this ourselves when we do offsite meetings before covid where we just wanted to get away from the office.
 
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They've been told they'll get me in 1 day a week max and after that I'll look for a new job. No complaints.
 
Don't know yet, the company I work for hasn't announced a return to work policy. Although they're not even doing it company wide, I think they're leaving it up to individual divisions (and even individual projects within divisions) to set their own return to work policies.

Until then, I was planning to come to the office once or twice a week... Until the recent shenanigans with gas prices. (My commute is pretty long, which I generally don't mind, but these recent gas prices, sheesh...).

If they make us return to the office full time then I'll just move closer to work.
 
My office has mandated that everyone has to come in a minimum of 3 days starting here soon. I think there's going to be a mass exodus. A lot of us only work with people who are at other locations, so we're literally driving into work to talk to people remotely. No exceptions to the remote policy, you either come into the office or else.
 
So i'm in a lucky spot where the team I was on during the pandemic is being ordered back to office fulltime, but in December I moved to a new team inside the company who is, and always will be, 100% remote. Plus we get 1/2 day fridays exclusive to our team :)
 
InfiniteCombo said:
Don't know yet, the company I work for hasn't announced a return to work policy. Although they're not even doing it company wide, I think they're leaving it up to individual divisions (and even individual projects within divisions) to set their own return to work policies.

Until then, I was planning to come to the office once or twice a week... Until the recent shenanigans with gas prices. (My commute is pretty long, which I generally don't mind, but these recent gas prices, sheesh...).

If they make us return to the office full time then I'll just move closer to work.
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10 years ago I moved due to a job change. The best place I found for the price I could afford was a 15 min walk to work. Best ever.

Except when it was big time snow and I had to plow through and coworkers would laugh seeing me walking.

I;ve moved since and changed jobs, but my commute isnt too bad. Like 30-40 minutes tops.
 
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Been working from home since March 2020, I work 4, 10s (10 PM - 8AM central) but can adjust that as needed to participate more during the day and attend meetings. I'm a technical supervisor for night admin crew at a healthcare IT MSP and as long as I'm in this position will not have to go into the office. I moved into this position in July last year.

There have been discussions about other teams going back into the office but they keep failing to materialize into action. We have all become really good at collaborating via Teams and we've started hiring remote staff as well. Company is doing really great in general and I'd be surprised if we ever make it back in to the office at this point.
 
Full time 5 days a week have to move in, however with increasing gasoline prices everybody in my work group starts to want to work at home now, so changes are happening. Also was thinking about moving to another job where its 4 days home 1 day office. However current job offers good money so not wanting to sacrifice that.
 
Still entirely work from home here.

Supposed to be going back to the office in some capacity in the summer. Seems like it'll be 1 or 2 days. If it's 2 I'll find something else.
 
Update for my office. So now it's mandatory for 2 days a week. My boss called me and told me the managers agreed to let me work from home all the time cause I'm autistic and I live far away. I just need to show up from time to time. I am so happy about it.
 
I go into an office everyday. But not the office where the job is. It is states away from me. I am not in IT. But I work remote from a local office. This is the first time in my career I have done this. I somewhat regret taking this job. But it is fine.
 
AJUMP23 said:
I go into an office everyday. But not the office where the job is. It is states away from me. I am not in IT. But I work remote from a local office. This is the first time in my career I have done this. I somewhat regret taking this job. But it is fine.
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Why the regret though?
 
p_xavier said:
Why the regret though?
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I like the comradery of the office environment.

I am also a good manager, and I left the manager position for this one. Now I have no one to manage but myself. And it is work I was doing 20 years ago. Some one that was a much less expensive employee could do the work.
 
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About to switch jobs (clients) and the new client recently enacted 5 days in office quite famously.

Location is 20 minutes away without traffic, 1-2 hours with lol

Shoot me.
 
IntentionalPun said:
About to switch jobs (clients) and the new client recently enacted 5 days in office quite famously.

Location is 20 minutes away without traffic, 1-2 hours with lol

Shoot me.
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Yeah I would probably pee myself for a two hours car commute.

I'm lucky to have found my current house, it's 10 minutes walk from a train station and my office is directly above the train station with only one stop between stations. It takes about an hour though.
 
p_xavier said:
Update for my office. So now it's mandatory for 2 days a week. My boss called me and told me the managers agreed to let me work from home all the time cause I'm autistic and I live far away. I just need to show up from time to time. I am so happy about it.
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What did you do pre-Covid? Were you still autistic then and did you have to go into the office 5 days a week?
 
Windle Poons said:
What did you do pre-Covid? Were you still autistic then and did you have to go into the office 5 days a week?
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I worked evenings and weekends cause I couldn't work in an open office I got tetany attacks. I'm a lone wolf, I don't need others. So I just went to an empty office.
 
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I work remote, and have for the most part since May 2020.

I am very introverted, so my adulthood mental health has never been better since working from home five days a week versus working in an office.

AJUMP23 said:
I like the comradery of the office environment.

I am also a good manager, and I left the manager position for this one. Now I have no one to manage but myself. And it is work I was doing 20 years ago. Some one that was a much less expensive employee could do the work.
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Glad it turned out in your favor, tbh.
 
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5.5 years fully remote here. I bought a house in the suburbs with a dedicated office about a year before COVID hit, so it was a dream come true for me when my company decided to try it for the first few months. Our productivity actually went up about 15% and we were able to drop an expensive office lease about a year later.

I've had no issues staying connected with my team virtually. We have one or two company in person events each year, and my team and I go out to lunch about once every 3 months because the boss said we could put it on the company expense account (free pizza!).

I don't ever want to tell my boss this, but I can't see myself ever leaving this job voluntarily at this point unless I found another fully remote position that paid way more. Fully remote is too much of a benefit to give up.
 
rm082e said:
5.5 years fully remote here. I bought a house in the suburbs with a dedicated office about a year before COVID hit, so it was a dream come true for me when my company decided to try it for the first few months. Our productivity actually went up about 15% and we were able to drop an expensive office lease about a year later.

I've had no issues staying connected with my team virtually. We have one or two company in person events each year, and my team and I go out to lunch about once every 3 months because the boss said we could put it on the company expense account (free pizza!).

I don't ever want to tell my boss this, but I can't see myself ever leaving this job voluntarily at this point unless I found another fully remote position that paid way more. Fully remote is too much of a benefit to give up.
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Yeah, COVID was a blessing for many. I have the biggest lot in town with a 120' shoreline, on foot and nearby a train. I never in my lifetime expected to ever live on a lake as I can't drive. I paid less than my small condo in the city.
 
Ability to 100% WFH would solve so many fucking issues including crazy property costs it should be mandated by the government, but it won't be because being a pussy is obligatory feat for a politician.

My job mandates 3 times per week in the office, not bad, but again I am at 15 minutes on a public transport from the office.
 
p_xavier said:
Yeah I would probably pee myself for a two hours car commute.

I'm lucky to have found my current house, it's 10 minutes walk from a train station and my office is directly above the train station with only one stop between stations. It takes about an hour though.
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Yeah it's insanely unpredictable to commute here. Rely too much on bridges over water so there's choke points or you go around the water, neither are great options.

I go in super early to avoid traffic but then you have to get the client to understand you are going to leave early. Usually works as I then end up still answering questions via Slack/email and sort of extending my hours. I'd rather work a 9 hour day with 1 hour of commuting than an 8 hour day with 2-3 hours commuting.
 
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I was a remote worker before Covid, during and now after

My company likes a hybrid approach, these days. 2-3 days a week in the office, but they are flexible on this

But they don't hire people as remote as myself anymore. But I have the gold plated contract, with where I deem 'home' as my place of office

I go to the office about 3-4 times a year, including company or team events.

Suits me down to the ground. I'm more productive and don't have wasted time each day commuting or rushing about before or after work. I do miss the office chat and banter though. But not the little cliques that would sprout up.

Don't think I could go back now. 10 years remote and I just need the nice house near a beach 😁
 
My entire team and most of IT enterprise-wide has been 100% WFH since March of 2020. We even have several contractors now who are spread out all over the country.

There was a brief period in which one could elect to work in their office for up to three or four days a week, but new leadership eventually repurposed that space for other stuff so it's no longer an option.

I use a mix of Azure Virtual Desktop and VPN. My Steam Deck is actually my secondary PC, booted into desktop mode, and tunneling via aforementioned VPN. I use a laptop my employer paid for for Teams meetings and light productivity work on the go - not in the pic (it's a Microsoft Surface laptop).

I make the best of it. We had a spare room so I made an office out of it. This is a pic from several months ago. There's more weights, an exercise bike, and my old 55" TV mounted on the wall out of frame. It doubles as our workout room:

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I have a pretty good home office setup and I have everything I need to be able to work from home. Except the attention span. I need the office environment to keep me focused on work. Too many distractions at home.
 
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