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New York’s Adams Tells CEOs to End Work-from-Home Policies

4 points by baal80spam 5y ago

MattGaiser 5y ago
Curious to see what percentage are willing to go back at all.
ejb999 5y ago
I don't believe companies will force employees back to the office to help the NY economy - they will do if if/when they realize enough people aren't doing their jobs as effectively while remote - and imo, lots of companies are seeing that already. Plenty of people - myself included - are more productive at home, and I have been a remote employee for more than 35 years, and it all that time have been on site - anywhere - for less than two weeks. On the other hand, as someone who has the ability to view what other people are doing with their time (who doesn't know by know that every interaction you have with a system is tracked in infinite detail) - I know of plenty of folks who are putting in less than an hour of day of work. One contracted resource I was asked to track put in for 8 hours of pay 2 days in a row, and was in the system - where all of the work is done - for a total of 1 minute and 19 seconds one day, and eleven minutes the next. It won't take many of these stories to throw the baby out with the bath water and some companies will force everyone back into the office.
ne0flex 5y ago
I'm in the process of switching departments at my firm because of the WFH policies. Each department was segmented into groups with different minimum requirements for days per week in the office. My group got 2 -3 days minimum requirement. Meanwhile, our IT department was marked virtual and will get to keep WFH. I reached out to the MD there and secured myself a software engineer position. My KPI was up 200% while WFH because I didn't have to waste my time with office BS. Now, due to working in the office, having to book conference rooms, etc. my numbers slowly dropping, and boss is getting upset, wondering why "productivity is dropping". He's breathing down my neck, and I just lost moral to continue being productive in my current role. Working in the office is just not for me. My boss and I had a big fight about me transferring departments and one of his arguments for me not switching was 'the hybrid work model may not be permanent.' I really hope calls like this from the mayor won't end hybrid / WFH completely.

4 points by baal80spam 5y ago

Curious to see what percentage are willing to go back at all.

I don't believe companies will force employees back to the office to help the NY economy - they will do if if/when they realize enough people aren't doing their jobs as effectively while remote - and imo, lots of companies are seeing that already. Plenty of people - myself included - are more productive at home, and I have been a remote employee for more than 35 years, and it all that time have been on site - anywhere - for less than two weeks. On the other hand, as someone who has the ability to view what other people are doing with their time (who doesn't know by know that every interaction you have with a system is tracked in infinite detail) - I know of plenty of folks who are putting in less than an hour of day of work. One contracted resource I was asked to track put in for 8 hours of pay 2 days in a row, and was in the system - where all of the work is done - for a total of 1 minute and 19 seconds one day, and eleven minutes the next. It won't take many of these stories to throw the baby out with the bath water and some companies will force everyone back into the office.

ne0flex 5y ago

I'm in the process of switching departments at my firm because of the WFH policies. Each department was segmented into groups with different minimum requirements for days per week in the office. My group got 2 -3 days minimum requirement. Meanwhile, our IT department was marked virtual and will get to keep WFH. I reached out to the MD there and secured myself a software engineer position. My KPI was up 200% while WFH because I didn't have to waste my time with office BS. Now, due to working in the office, having to book conference rooms, etc. my numbers slowly dropping, and boss is getting upset, wondering why "productivity is dropping". He's breathing down my neck, and I just lost moral to continue being productive in my current role. Working in the office is just not for me. My boss and I had a big fight about me transferring departments and one of his arguments for me not switching was 'the hybrid work model may not be permanent.' I really hope calls like this from the mayor won't end hybrid / WFH completely.