Posted May 22, 2021, 5:28 PM UTC
I got hired into a role during the pandemic that advertised itself as being 100% remote, so I look forward to not commuting for the foreseeable future!
My advice, if it’s not too late ? Get FIRM commitments. Many employers can’t wait to drag you back to “boost productivity”. So after you’ve worked hard with no real time off, and a year from hell, don’t be surprised.
I personally don’t know why some employers get so anal about it if the employees still produce the same amount of work. They save rental space. Seems like a win-win situation.
Yah but clearly it isn’t actually happening like that... this is always the statement “but the same work is being done and they are saving money?” but if that were true why would they go back? Wouldn’t any company that doesn’t just start to out compete all competition if they have the same exact service or product but with less overhead?
I never said all jobs are suited for wfh. 20% of the staffs of my company remained to work in the office during the pandemics due to the nature of their jobs.
Some jobs are however.
Companies can enforce going back to the office. It’s fully within their right to do so. However, soon they will be competing with others who offer those flexibility. A lot of employees do prefer to work from home
I’m not one who want to work at home full time because I like having that social interaction with my colleagues. So I would not be happy if my company shifted to work at home 100%. My company has actually agreed to something hybrid which allows me to work up to 3 days at home.
My company was hesitant at first but after a year of this, they realized that it’s possible. Employers can adjust to wfh if they choose to.
Yes and if it does work out and smaller places prove the model I think it will be adapted. I’m not at all against it just think people oversimplify it sometimes and then don’t get why we didn’t flip a switch and all change over.
not a chance in hell that big employers just let office towers sit empty.
18 to 20 months is not near enough time to cause the paradigm shift needed to make working from home "the new normal".
If the big employers had 1/2 a brain they'd work on dumping these big leases and saving a fortune in overhead.
I think saying the average large institution or organization has 1/4 of a brain would be an overstatement ;)
Lol, “I’m sure I discovered something these stupid industry leaders and greedy billionaires haven’t! It’s like they don’t even care about making money”
It’s a huge risk, whether it works on paper or not do you want to be the one to risk a very large corporation failing by switching from a working model to give it a shot? The change needs to come from small business with less to risk and if it is the best move they will out compete competitors until they need to shift to the new proven model.
I don't know, I've been working from home since March 2020, and it's been a struggle. However, in November I moved and got a bigger apartment to set up a legitimate den office and I've been very productive since and have been making it work. I do miss the office and will return but am hoping I will have the option for part time work from home and flexibility for working from home around days where I have appointments and etc - if not I'll just be disappointed in the mental toll it has had on me to adjust plus the cost of upgrading my apartment size to make working from home possible. I think this flexibility of office and work from home which I didn't have pre-pandemic will be very important to me and if my employer doesn't keep up with it then it's something I will look for with my next employer.