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Same here. Everyone was "happy" and "proud" about our remote performance and now they force us back to the office 50% of the time. Many people seem to see it as

Same here. Everyone was "happy" and "proud" about our remote performance and now they force us back to the office 50% of the time. Many people seem to see it as a great leap forward, but I don't. One of the company value is supposed to be "independent"... This week I was supposed to go, not see my kids in the morning, waste 2 hours in the train, expose myself to Covid, just to sit alone in an office and discuss through Teams because the rest of the team was not even there. What the actual f**. I just couldn't go. I wrote about this and my feeling is still the same: https://medium.com/management-matters/going-back-to-work-no-thank-you-5429d60acd12 https://medium.com/management-matters/going-back-to-work-no-...

chews 5y ago
- A_non_e-moose 5y ago
  Set terms yes, bu the terms are very unreasonable, impractical and paradoxal, they imply unnecessary suffering that actually degrades work performance, the very thing good managers want to keep up. Sacrificing performance for control is the signature of bad management and a bad employer.
- ulfw 5y ago
  You know your employers benefits of you too, right? That's why they employ you. They don't give you charity or hire you of the good of their heart. They hire you because you bring them more value than you cost. So I don't get this subservient attitude you have to employment. This should really be a two way street.
- PaywallBuster 5y ago
  a relationship between 2 groups of people can change depending on the circumstances and feedback given
- andrelaszlo 5y ago
  Are you implying that renegotiating terms isn't an available option, and the only way to deal with an unpreferable situation as an employee is to switch jobs? I am trying to make sense of your comment but I don't really get this attitude either :)
- heavyset_go 5y ago
  Changes in terms of employment is one of the few reasons you can collect unemployment after voluntarily quitting.
- onion2k 5y ago
  Your terms of employment are negotiable. If you don't like them then you are always free to discuss them with your employer. You should never assume that your employer is able to dictate terms, or even that they want to. Most companies want their staff to do good work and are happy to come to an arrangement that benefits everyone.
closeparen 5y ago
Surely it’s equally ridiculous that your kids would leave the house for school. Or that they would ever move out just to do their own Zoom jobs. But at some point we’ve got three generations who have rarely if ever the left the house and have spent their whole lives Zooming from separate rooms. Some kind of sci-fi dystopia.
dr_dshiv 5y ago
Really enjoyed this read! “My morning routine is well-oiled. I drink a big glass of water, do some exercise, hit the shower, meditate for a few minutes, read a few pages, take some notes, and write a few more paragraphs of my next book.“ What is it for you now? Morning routines are a dream of the past for me.

chews 5y ago

A_non_e-moose 5y ago
Set terms yes, bu the terms are very unreasonable, impractical and paradoxal, they imply unnecessary suffering that actually degrades work performance, the very thing good managers want to keep up. Sacrificing performance for control is the signature of bad management and a bad employer.
ulfw 5y ago
You know your employers benefits of you too, right? That's why they employ you. They don't give you charity or hire you of the good of their heart. They hire you because you bring them more value than you cost. So I don't get this subservient attitude you have to employment. This should really be a two way street.
PaywallBuster 5y ago
a relationship between 2 groups of people can change depending on the circumstances and feedback given
andrelaszlo 5y ago
Are you implying that renegotiating terms isn't an available option, and the only way to deal with an unpreferable situation as an employee is to switch jobs? I am trying to make sense of your comment but I don't really get this attitude either :)
heavyset_go 5y ago
Changes in terms of employment is one of the few reasons you can collect unemployment after voluntarily quitting.
onion2k 5y ago
Your terms of employment are negotiable. If you don't like them then you are always free to discuss them with your employer. You should never assume that your employer is able to dictate terms, or even that they want to. Most companies want their staff to do good work and are happy to come to an arrangement that benefits everyone.

closeparen 5y ago

Surely it’s equally ridiculous that your kids would leave the house for school. Or that they would ever move out just to do their own Zoom jobs. But at some point we’ve got three generations who have rarely if ever the left the house and have spent their whole lives Zooming from separate rooms. Some kind of sci-fi dystopia.

dr_dshiv 5y ago

Really enjoyed this read! “My morning routine is well-oiled. I drink a big glass of water, do some exercise, hit the shower, meditate for a few minutes, read a few pages, take some notes, and write a few more paragraphs of my next book.“ What is it for you now? Morning routines are a dream of the past for me.