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This seems the perfect setup for malicious compliance of arbitrary RTO policies. * You may very well be more productive on a quiet train than a noisy office *
by stego-tech 2y ago
This seems the perfect setup for malicious compliance of arbitrary RTO policies.
* You may very well be more productive on a quiet train than a noisy office
* Inconsistent WiFi coverage could let you focus on work instead of video conferencing meetings
* Arriving late means you don’t have to stay long - not your fault the train was delayed, after all!
Your employer gets the badge data showing you technically showed up, you have the receipts on why you were late, and you get a partial or full refund on the delayed train fare for good measure.
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- thi2 2y agoDoes it work that way where you are from? Here in Germany it is entirely the workers responsibility to arrive on time, being repeatedly late can lead to being fired. Usually everyone knows how bad the trains are and it's not enforced strictly but thats just the employers good will.
- stego-tech 2y agoI'm from the States, but it generally varies from employer to employer and role to role. If you're sitting on a support queue in a specific time zone then yes, there's often an expectation of consistent hours; for more general office work (especially since COVID), there's often an understood degree of flexibility in most cases. As for transit delays, yes, those are also often excused within reason so long as there's not a recurring pattern. Still, hybrid work policies give workers wiggle room to reasonably challenge these requirements, especially if they're already completing all assigned work from home without issue, and that's the main point I was trying to make with my comment. Labor is ultimately a negotiation, and this is one such tactic to take if it's available to you.