Now being called back into the office for 2 days a week

[Anonymous]

I don't get it. Why now? Politics? Why 2 days? They were telling us to clean out our offices that they're giving the space up now trying to call people back in. Just seems like a waste.

[Anonymous]

Where is this happening?

[Anonymous]

WFH is a waste. Works ok for senior employees but terrible for the company and for any younger people or new hires. You don't care about them though.

[Anonymous]

What field?

[Anonymous]

Ask your supervisor.

[Anonymous]

Because they have figured out your scam. I say this as someone who goes in 3 days a week where I'm much more productive.

[Anonymous]

They don't like the feeling of wasting money paying rent, but can't get out of the lease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They don't like the feeling of wasting money paying rent, but can't get out of the lease.

This x100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What field?

DOD/contracting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they have figured out your scam. I say this as someone who goes in 3 days a week where I'm much more productive.

bs I work more now that there isn't 10 people coming into my office to chat all day long or someone talking my ear off at the office kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they have figured out your scam. I say this as someone who goes in 3 days a week where I'm much more productive.

I'm exactly the same amount of productive inside vs outside of the office. The time I spend chatting with whoever is in the office on the one day a week I go in, is the amount of time I'd be napping, cooking, doing laundry, etc. at home.

[Anonymous]

Op I feel your pain we just got called back too! No reason given.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they have figured out your scam. I say this as someone who goes in 3 days a week where I'm much more productive.

I'm exactly the same amount of productive inside vs outside of the office. The time I spend chatting with whoever is in the office on the one day a week I go in, is the amount of time I'd be napping, cooking, doing laundry, etc. at home.

I don't know anyone who does that. We're watched very closely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they have figured out your scam. I say this as someone who goes in 3 days a week where I'm much more productive.

I'm exactly the same amount of productive inside vs outside of the office. The time I spend chatting with whoever is in the office on the one day a week I go in, is the amount of time I'd be napping, cooking, doing laundry, etc. at home.

I don't know anyone who does that. We're watched very closely.

that's baloney. tons of time wasted at work with people coming by to chat.

[Anonymous]

Same at my federal agency. If you want to keep an office, you have to be in office 3 days a week. Most people opted to be in office one day and just hotel in any available space for that day.

There aren't enough offices even for people to double up in, so I can understand why they are doing this, as this was an issue before the pandemic.