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I realize you're being catty, but the stigma towards in-office work isn't towards people who enjoy it, it's towards the idea that everyone _must_ enjoy it. COV
by csydas 4y ago
I realize you're being catty, but the stigma towards in-office work isn't towards people who enjoy it, it's towards the idea that everyone _must_ enjoy it.
COVID proved that many businesses can survive a hybrid or even remote-only environment easily. Being told that employees must come back to office or altering the salaries/benefits of employees who chose remote work is what people are against.
If people want to be in office, let them. And for those who remote is more convenient, let them.
- spoonjim 4y agoThe thing is that in-office work only meets the needs of the in-office people if everyone else is there. So instead of every company feeling like they need to support remote work, there should be some companies that are all in-office and some that are all-remote rather than each company feeling that they need to support both. I am not the kind of high performer that companies fall over themselves to hire, but I prefer an employer with no remote work (other than full remote teams like a Europe office) and I’m sure some high performers feel the way I do.
- KerrAvon 4y agoIn a large company, it should be a per-team selection, not something set at the CEO level. Many high performers don’t feel the way you do.
- brookst 4y agoI’m a 40% in-office worker and don’t see this all-or nothing view at all. I enjoy white boarding with in-person colleagues, but am fine with remote. I’ve always worked with people in different cities and countries, so I can’t imagine a company where everyone has to be in the same building. It didn’t work that way pre-pandemic, so why now?