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More flexibility should be a workers right. But WFH 5-days a week - I'm not sure about that. I was previously an ardent remote worker and did so on a hybrid bas
by basisword 2y ago
More flexibility should be a workers right. But WFH 5-days a week - I'm not sure about that. I was previously an ardent remote worker and did so on a hybrid basis pre-Covid. These days I'm not so sure it's the best thing. I know so many people not working for half the day. And their results show it and their colleagues suffer for it. But in countries where we have strong protections against being fired, getting rid of people for underperforming by 25% isn't easy. Certain people need the 'threat' of eyes on them in an office. Personally, I work harder in that environment. I don't particularly want to go back to it, but I can't deny it would be good for the company. There are also many who work much better at home - so it's not a simple problem. It needs to be decided team by team, company by company, and maybe even individual by individual.
- ryandrake 2y ago> These days I'm not so sure it's the best thing. I know so many people not working for half the day. And their results show it and their colleagues suffer for it. WFH really doesn't change this that much. I remember offices where half the people were fucking around on Facebook at their office workstations, pretty much all day when they weren't in meetings. Or talking about Sportsball in the break room.
- basisword 2y agoDepends on the office. But in the office it can be controlled to a large extent. Personally, in an open office I never viewed social media, news, etc on my work computer. At home I do it all the time. But yeah depends highly on the office setup and culture.