RTO/Hybrid gaining momentum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meta just notified staff that they must work from the office at least 3x/week. They join Amazon and Alphabet and probably others as prominent firms that are requiring more time in the office.

If more private companies require office time, how long will it take government agencies to demand the same?

Aw, sad private sector employee chained to his desk wants government employees to join him.

Looks like the jig is up for J1,J2 guy.

[Anonymous]

What’s interesting about Meta is this applies to 75% of employees, but 25% of employees are remote still. I would be very resentful to be part of the 75% when there’s a large group of co-workers who can work fully remotely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s interesting about Meta is this applies to 75% of employees, but 25% of employees are remote still. I would be very resentful to be part of the 75% when there’s a large group of co-workers who can work fully remotely.

Guess it depends on the breakdown of the jobs eligible for remote. For example, if it's a content moderator making $50K per year vs a coder making far more. If remote eligibility varies within a job series I could see resentment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry that you have to go back to the office, OP. My private sector friends are under similar mandates, but report that the high-performers ignore the rules without consequences because they know that they are too valuable.

Disney requires 4 days in the office. I go in 3 days and usually leave early and take my afternoon meetings from home on one of those days. Most of the people I meet with are in Burbank anyway so it doesn’t matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s interesting about Meta is this applies to 75% of employees, but 25% of employees are remote still. I would be very resentful to be part of the 75% when there’s a large group of co-workers who can work fully remotely.

Welcome to the work of intelligence community employees in the federal government-- especially being in an agency where Intel is just a small section (not the agency's mission as a whole) and other employees telework most of the time while we are stuck in SCIF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What’s interesting about Meta is this applies to 75% of employees, but 25% of employees are remote still. I would be very resentful to be part of the 75% when there’s a large group of co-workers who can work fully remotely.

Welcome to the work of intelligence community employees in the federal government-- especially being in an agency where Intel is just a small section (not the agency's mission as a whole) and other employees telework most of the time while we are stuck in SCIF.

Seems like in that situation you'd be in an ideal place to transition to a TW eligible position.

[Anonymous]

Look the overwhelming majority of you will be compelled to RTO before long and it’s about friggin time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look the overwhelming majority of you will be compelled to RTO before long and it’s about friggin time.

Honestly, why would you look forward to these folks clogging up traffic? I already leave around 7:30 to avoid doubling my commute. I don’t want to leave home even earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look the overwhelming majority of you will be compelled to RTO before long and it’s about friggin time.

Why do these threads always have this guy complaining about teleworking knowledge workers whose jobs he neither respects nor understands?

[Anonymous]

My company did RTO in May 2020. Over 3 years ago. Go. Back to work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look the overwhelming majority of you will be compelled to RTO before long and it’s about friggin time.

Crabs in a bucket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My company did RTO in May 2020. Over 3 years ago. Go. Back to work

I don’t need to.

[Anonymous]

My CEO this year “told” Internal Audit and Risk Management as technically he can’t as independent to stop scheduling meetings just show up unannounced and in person.

His theory they claim they are there or have adequate back up if not. Been fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My company did RTO in May 2020. Over 3 years ago. Go. Back to work

Sorry your job sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My company did RTO in May 2020. Over 3 years ago. Go. Back to work

Sorry your job sucks.

Actually a wonderful company. I only started in 2023. We own the whole building and parking lot. It is self managed

We had hybrid two days a week which was generous considering we have 5 weeks PT0, 10 holidays. We put hybrid as Tuesday and Thursday WFH which means with Monday holidays tons of four day weekends. Plus Friday is casual Jeans and sneakers and let us leave early. That was last three years

This year new hires like me are coming in 5 days a week. I noticed majority of new hires are all in person.

I also noticed when good jobs open up we hire externally as now those jobs we want people in office 5 days a week if director or higher.

People sitting in cubes are free to work hybrid forever. But can’t really manage an area.

Case in point Juneteenth week. Here is staff schedule.
Off Monday June 19
June 20 WFH
June 21 in office
June 22 WFH
June 23 Casual Friday leave at 330pm

That week I have the board package to get ready. The auditors are in the office. June 30 quarter end closing in.

Staff can’t get promoted much in WFH or get much of a bonus. Most are very happy with set up.

And it keeps getting worse. I applaud my CEO for letting Covid people keep their deal. But it turns job into dead end for them