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Is it common for companies not to have this already? Both places I've worked so far have had this. There's an office and everyone has a desk and is presumed to
by ck425 6y ago
Is it common for companies not to have this already?
Both places I've worked so far have had this. There's an office and everyone has a desk and is presumed to be in the majority of the time but if you want to WFH you just did and let your team know. There was an understanding that for certain events you should try be in the office (big planning/roadmapping meetings, retros and manager 121s) but otherwise it was at will.
If for some reason you needed to WFH for an extended period of time that was a conversation they were open to. For example a colleague's partner was ill so he WFH for a month to help with the kids, or another colleague was changing meds and that was easier to cope with if they WFH that week.
Maybe I've just been lucky with employers but flexibility around WFH has always been a given for me.
- UncleMeat 6y agoOften you need more than manager approval. At Google, you need VP approval for permanent remote work (hopefully for now - we will see if things change).
- ghaff 6y agoThe thing is that many companies are likely open to WFH now and then for appropriate roles and others are open to WFH-mostly. So it may be a difference between WFH one day a week and WFH nine days every fortnight.
- dudul 6y agoI've also mostly been at organizations where it was never a problem. I believe traditionally FANG have been resistant even to the part-time remote model.