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Employees were never compensated for commutes which is usually far worse.

by swiley 5y ago

effingwewt 5y ago
Maybe, but you also know what your commute time/costs are going to be up front so you can calculate it into your wage/salary so you can make an informed decision. Also, I think you'd be surprised at some of the costs being shoved onto the employee. Let's take ATT wfh customer service for example. They require you to: -Have an office closed off by a door and must have complete silence -Have your own laptop with a webcam that must match X specs, be less than Y years old, and have Z operating system. Must be a laptopfor the Walkthrough. -Have an ATT approved internet provider with min/max up/download speeds (but if they charge you for installation don't worry! They will refund you up to 100 for the installation. They do also say they will give an undisclosed amount once a month to offset some of the internet costs, and since it's a month behind it's reimbursement. -must have landline installed and mention no help with installation or monthly bill, and seriously who has a landline any more? -they require a Walkthrough of your whole living space and workspace and it has to be approved. -availability is all over the place, they expect you to be able to take any shift at any time, because hey, you're at home, why not? So let's recap. They want you to go out of pocket to start with them, they require faster internet than their clogged call centers could ever hope to reach (felt like dial-up when you needed to search records, look up resources, etc). You can't have kids around, nor family/roommates. They can access your webcam to spy on you at any given moment. Any shift, any time, weekends and holiday availability are a must. And this is one of the better wfh companies. The shit I've seen pulled since the pandemic has been mind blowing. Indeed has become a cesspool of fake jobs, or sales masquerading as customer service, the other day I saw a customer service position that paid salary, yet the actual job paid by commission only, and at the bottom changed it to 'customer success representative,because it was gasp Sales! I've seen all this helping family/friends try to find real WFH solutions. A few months ago it was possible, now it feels untenable. If I never one more' customer service' job posting that says 'self-starter/motivated'ot won't be soon enough. I can't imagine how shitty it is right now for the people that have no choice but to wade through the cesspool that has become WFH edit-formatting
- swiley 5y ago
  >And this is one of the better wfh companies. The shit I've seen pulled since the pandemic has been mind blowing. That's extremely disturbing but it's definitely not "one of the better wfh companies."

Employees were never compensated for commutes which is usually far worse.

by swiley 5y ago

Employees were never compensated for commutes which is usually far worse.

Maybe, but you also know what your commute time/costs are going to be up front so you can calculate it into your wage/salary so you can make an informed decision. Also, I think you'd be surprised at some of the costs being shoved onto the employee. Let's take ATT wfh customer service for example. They require you to: -Have an office closed off by a door and must have complete silence -Have your own laptop with a webcam that must match X specs, be less than Y years old, and have Z operating system. Must be a laptopfor the Walkthrough. -Have an ATT approved internet provider with min/max up/download speeds (but if they charge you for installation don't worry! They will refund you up to 100 for the installation. They do also say they will give an undisclosed amount once a month to offset some of the internet costs, and since it's a month behind it's reimbursement. -must have landline installed and mention no help with installation or monthly bill, and seriously who has a landline any more? -they require a Walkthrough of your whole living space and workspace and it has to be approved. -availability is all over the place, they expect you to be able to take any shift at any time, because hey, you're at home, why not? So let's recap. They want you to go out of pocket to start with them, they require faster internet than their clogged call centers could ever hope to reach (felt like dial-up when you needed to search records, look up resources, etc). You can't have kids around, nor family/roommates. They can access your webcam to spy on you at any given moment. Any shift, any time, weekends and holiday availability are a must. And this is one of the better wfh companies. The shit I've seen pulled since the pandemic has been mind blowing. Indeed has become a cesspool of fake jobs, or sales masquerading as customer service, the other day I saw a customer service position that paid salary, yet the actual job paid by commission only, and at the bottom changed it to 'customer success representative,because it was gasp Sales! I've seen all this helping family/friends try to find real WFH solutions. A few months ago it was possible, now it feels untenable. If I never one more' customer service' job posting that says 'self-starter/motivated'ot won't be soon enough. I can't imagine how shitty it is right now for the people that have no choice but to wade through the cesspool that has become WFH edit-formatting

swiley 5y ago
>And this is one of the better wfh companies. The shit I've seen pulled since the pandemic has been mind blowing. That's extremely disturbing but it's definitely not "one of the better wfh companies."