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I think for me it's more that the pros/cons need to be stated clearly and evaluated honestly, which I sometimes feel they aren't. Recently a company I work wit
by furyg3 3y ago
I think for me it's more that the pros/cons need to be stated clearly and evaluated honestly, which I sometimes feel they aren't.
Recently a company I work with (but not for) announced a similar policy: everybody is required to be back in the office. Through informal conversations with two senior managers I know that this is effectively just a fishing expedition to reduce the amount of people that will be involuntarily laid off in the next round (here in Europe it's much less costly if they walk away on their own). Aside from the fact that this is a terrible way to make a selection (you will lose good employees), I find it also immoral to use a list of bullet points to justify the move when there is a totally different reason behind it.
During COVID I also saw a lot of middle managers nervously squeaking through the pandemic ('maybe all of those meetings COULD have been and email' syndrome), and now that it's possible to bring people back to the office there is lots of rationalization about why it's good and/or necessary to do so. When in reality their job depends on it, not the company's success.
I think if commute time was even partially employer-paid we would see a much more honest evaluation of the pros and cons of remote vs office-based work.
- romwell 3y ago> I find it also immoral to use a list of bullet points to justify the move when there is a totally different reason behind it. Well, if the actual intent is to be left with a smaller number of more obedient people who'd bend over for the company and do things without asking questions, putting a bogus reason out is an effective way to accomplish the goal.
- groestl 3y ago> you will lose good employees Another poster here said recently: the unspoken truth in the industry is that good employees will still be allowed to work from home.
- basicallybones 3y agoThat is my experience.
- dmitrygr 3y ago> unspoken truth in the industry is that good employees will still be allowed to work from home. Definitely not the case where I work. We’ve lost A LOT of good people to RTO
- Breza 3y ago> I think if commute time was even partially employer-paid we would see a much more honest evaluation of the pros and cons of remote vs office-based work. Companies do have to pay for their office space. My employer did not review our lease during the pandemic. Recently, we got out of the other lease in the region and consolidated both offices into one smaller office for people who want to work in an office. We're saving a ton of money.