Like the CEO of the company who had to explain her take on the necessity of in-office workers by saying that vital business collaboration was missing, like (I’m not making this up) mentoring and, wait for it, BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
I have worked at the office, and from home (before the pandemic). I actually prefer the office: It makes a clear distinction between the part of the day that’s “theirs” and the part that’s “mine”. And it DID make collaboration easier, which is a two-edged sword for sure… but I coped with that by arriving early and getting a lot done before folks started “collaborating” with me. And I have to say that the micro-managing types were every bit as bad remote as they were in person… and the not-so-bad types were BETTER in person.
Truth in commenting: I’m retired now, so it’s just a discussion for me.
Three years ago my Significant Other’s office decided to shut down and have everyone work remotely. This saved them a LOT of money and most everyone is quite happy to work from home. Saving 2+ hours a day in commuting, not having to dress for the office, and no longer having to brown-bag it, are big incentives besides the more relaxed tone of their day. Of course, the highly-social types aren’t that thrilled with being stuck at home, but it gave them some practice for when the pandemic hit and forced everyone to steer clear of others.
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Been there. Done that. No thanks.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
That does not look like Jeffy B.
Kurtass Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Iz this a Dilbert cartoon?
dogday Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Like the CEO of the company who had to explain her take on the necessity of in-office workers by saying that vital business collaboration was missing, like (I’m not making this up) mentoring and, wait for it, BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
I have worked at the office, and from home (before the pandemic). I actually prefer the office: It makes a clear distinction between the part of the day that’s “theirs” and the part that’s “mine”. And it DID make collaboration easier, which is a two-edged sword for sure… but I coped with that by arriving early and getting a lot done before folks started “collaborating” with me. And I have to say that the micro-managing types were every bit as bad remote as they were in person… and the not-so-bad types were BETTER in person.
Truth in commenting: I’m retired now, so it’s just a discussion for me.
M2MM almost 3 years ago
Three years ago my Significant Other’s office decided to shut down and have everyone work remotely. This saved them a LOT of money and most everyone is quite happy to work from home. Saving 2+ hours a day in commuting, not having to dress for the office, and no longer having to brown-bag it, are big incentives besides the more relaxed tone of their day. Of course, the highly-social types aren’t that thrilled with being stuck at home, but it gave them some practice for when the pandemic hit and forced everyone to steer clear of others.
ferddo almost 3 years ago
Same reason that she schedules meeting after meeting after meeting when people are in the office…
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
That’s why she gets the big bucks.