5 days a week in office is horrendous, I need a new job asap

[Anonymous]

I have been back 4 days for the last year and a half but we were told it’s now 5 days. I am exhausted. Am I crazy to use this as a reason to find a new job? This is worth so much

[Anonymous]

You can look for a new job for any reason you want.

[Anonymous]

5 per week is nuts unless you are making bank

[Anonymous]

Lots of employers are flexible on this now. Mine is five days in office but I’m remote so not my problem. So many people have left, many more to come I’m sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been back 4 days for the last year and a half but we were told it’s now 5 days. I am exhausted. Am I crazy to use this as a reason to find a new job? This is worth so much

You're not crazy. For me, going in 2-3 days is the most I can handle. Tons of jobs are like this these days.

[Anonymous]

So, stop whining and look for a new job. Not sure what the point of this post is.

[Anonymous]

It's a good reason. The one day without a commute makes a big difference. If you have a position that can be remote and you demonstrated success when forced to work from home you could request one day WAH. Find the day that would work best for the team and explain how you are more productive with one day WAH to focus.

[Anonymous]

People have gotten so soft. You don’t like it, get a new job!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5 per week is nuts unless you are making bank

Agree, and Covid maybe over but there are still lots of viral bugs around. I have been sick nonstop from sitting in a crowded open concept office since fall.

[Anonymous]

What did you do pre covid when it was standard/normal to be in the office 5days/week??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People have gotten so soft. You don’t like it, get a new job!

Employers have become more reasonable as they've recognized that telework provides huge benefits to employees at minimal or no cost to employers. It's a great retention tool.

^^^ Fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People have gotten so soft. You don’t like it, get a new job!

That's...literally what OP is proposing.

[Anonymous]

I used to a lot of audit and consulting work and the happiest by far company for working moms I ever did work at and had longest tenured employees had a strict zero WFH policy. Zero Flex Time on start and end dates, assigned lunch hours and an assigned break. With only a max of 10 minutes a day personal calls allowed during work hours. No internet on work computer and no personal cell phone use at desk. In emergency you get call on work phone.

The women I say that as it was literally 95 percent Moms loved it. Had choice of 7-3pm or 7:30 to 3:30pm.

Most women picked 7am it forced husband to chip in an make breakfast and gets kids on bus. Mom just got up showered and left. Mom
Then got home in time around kids getting off bus.

Mom had time ever day doctors appoints, dentists, sports for kids. Work outside office hours prohibited. There was no home access to work systems.

Work was very productive no chatting, politics and ran like a clock. Bosses would be written up if staff stayed late. The boss would tell everyone five minutes before me time to pack up, get coats. I recall area I was auditing they literally pulled push me out door a 3:35 pm and door locked a d lights out.

What it showed me it is not WFH people want it Is consistency. Yes they have sick days, maternity leave. Personal days. But ZERO half days no coming in late. They are even had Floaters assigned to cover your job when you were on vacation.

I was shocked. I never saw another company do this.

It was a 7.45 hour day in office. They worked 6 hour and 45 minutes a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did you do pre covid when it was standard/normal to be in the office 5days/week??

Precovid my company has Friday WFH and it's usually a light day with a couple meetings. Granted, the cost to do business was cheap back then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to a lot of audit and consulting work and the happiest by far company for working moms I ever did work at and had longest tenured employees had a strict zero WFH policy. Zero Flex Time on start and end dates, assigned lunch hours and an assigned break. With only a max of 10 minutes a day personal calls allowed during work hours. No internet on work computer and no personal cell phone use at desk. In emergency you get call on work phone.

The women I say that as it was literally 95 percent Moms loved it. Had choice of 7-3pm or 7:30 to 3:30pm.

Most women picked 7am it forced husband to chip in an make breakfast and gets kids on bus. Mom just got up showered and left. Mom
Then got home in time around kids getting off bus.

Mom had time ever day doctors appoints, dentists, sports for kids. Work outside office hours prohibited. There was no home access to work systems.

Work was very productive no chatting, politics and ran like a clock. Bosses would be written up if staff stayed late. The boss would tell everyone five minutes before me time to pack up, get coats. I recall area I was auditing they literally pulled push me out door a 3:35 pm and door locked a d lights out.

What it showed me it is not WFH people want it Is consistency. Yes they have sick days, maternity leave. Personal days. But ZERO half days no coming in late. They are even had Floaters assigned to cover your job when you were on vacation.

I was shocked. I never saw another company do this.

It was a 7.45 hour day in office. They worked 6 hour and 45 minutes a day.

Damn, are they still hiring?