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16 days per annum remote is nothing but a small token.
by comprev 5y ago
16 days per annum remote is nothing but a small token.
- QuarterReptile 5y agoAs someone with zero remote days, I strongly disagree.
- jklinger410 5y agoAs someone who works remotely, I strongly agree.
- Jochim 5y agoWhy do you disagree? I hate these kinds of half-compromises because they feel really disingenuous. The company knows a significant proportion of their engineers want to work from home permanently and rather than giving a straight yes or no they try to weasel their way out with a solution that sucks for almost everyone. People that want to WFH permanently are forced into the office, with the restrictions on commuting that entails. People that want to work in the office are frustrated that people aren't in when they want to speak to them. Hybrid solutions genuinely look like the absolute worst of both worlds from the perspective of all parties involved.
- ghaff 5y agoI don't know. It seems that somewhere between you must be butt in seat all day every day and everyone can move to a mountain town or the beach if that's what rocks their boat there probably exist reasonable flexible approaches. Some will doubtless resent that they can't depend on being able to tap an arbitrary coworker on the shoulder on a given day and others really don't want to live close enough to an office to drive in occasionally. But there seem to be intermediate approaches that make most people happier overall.
- thehappypm 5y ago16 days is kind of a lot. For me the hybrid model means I can much more easily do long weekends or weeks-in-an-interesting-place as 16 days would let me do 2 weeks and a half dozen long weekends. Compared to my old employer that's a ton.
- ashtonkem 5y ago16 days a year is 1.3 days per month; not exactly a lot. Most companies offer more than 16 days a year in vacation. Long before Covid I worked at a co-located office that allowed WFH for logistics or “heads down” days. Employees there regularly racked up 5-8 days remote a month. And it was a nice office to work from, all things considered. > Compared to my old employer that's a ton. The issue is that after the pandemic the standards have changed. Most of us have spent 1-1.5 years remote now; for those that want to work remote 16 days is now badly substandard. Personally it’s my belief that if a company is going to remain in the office and offer flexibility, the minimum seems to be 1-2x a week.
- Forge36 5y agoMore than my 2