RTO:Traffic is atrocious

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

My commute is 30 min but I won’t give this administration more than 8hrs of work. I used to work 8-10hrs at home.

But with all of the breaks, shopping, walks, doing laundry, watching kids, making meals, cleaning house, gym going, pet playing, snacking, TV breaks, yard work, home repairs, it was not 10 hours at home—not for the masses so now we are being called back in to the office.

You’re right it was 8 - 10. Some days it was more. Just go away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

Right Marie?! Isn’t there any brioche?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

My commute is 30 min but I won’t give this administration more than 8hrs of work. I used to work 8-10hrs at home.

But with all of the breaks, shopping, walks, doing laundry, watching kids, making meals, cleaning house, gym going, pet playing, snacking, TV breaks, yard work, home repairs, it was not 10 hours at home—not for the masses so now we are being called back in to the office.

You have no proof of any of this.

[Anonymous]

Let me tell you, I put in the same six hours of brain work whether I’m at home or at the office. At my office you can’t even get on the Verizon network between 9am-3pm which tells me tons of people are just holed up in their offices with their phones. Most people can only do six hours a day of brain work and the rest is admin, reading, logistics, and a few personal tasks. For me the main difference is that with WFH I would put in another couple of hours that evening and on Saturday morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take metro but DH has to drive, and he's never had a telework option so he's been going in all along. Morning is still ok because he leaves super early; the afternoon commute was always variable and occasionally rough but now it's just bad every day. I drop off the kids in the AM and he picks them up. I think we may have to cut remaining weekday evening activities for the kids because he just can't consistently get home in time to take them.

You could hire a nanny?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I take metro but DH has to drive, and he's never had a telework option so he's been going in all along. Morning is still ok because he leaves super early; the afternoon commute was always variable and occasionally rough but now it's just bad every day. I drop off the kids in the AM and he picks them up. I think we may have to cut remaining weekday evening activities for the kids because he just can't consistently get home in time to take them.

You could hire a nanny?

Marie Antoinette has entered the chat, again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

My commute is 30 min but I won’t give this administration more than 8hrs of work. I used to work 8-10hrs at home.

But with all of the breaks, shopping, walks, doing laundry, watching kids, making meals, cleaning house, gym going, pet playing, snacking, TV breaks, yard work, home repairs, it was not 10 hours at home—not for the masses so now we are being called back in to the office.

The reality is that if you weren’t working at home, you’ll just use your iPhone at work.

[Anonymous]

22 minutes to get from Potomac to Vienna today at 830am. Wow that is horrible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

My commute is 30 min but I won’t give this administration more than 8hrs of work. I used to work 8-10hrs at home.

But with all of the breaks, shopping, walks, doing laundry, watching kids, making meals, cleaning house, gym going, pet playing, snacking, TV breaks, yard work, home repairs, it was not 10 hours at home—not for the masses so now we are being called back in to the office.

The reality is that if you weren’t working at home, you’ll just use your iPhone at work.

+1 exactly. People that are not productive at home aren’t productive at the office either.

- a fed on leave today because I am not allowed to work from home after my Dr’s app. I will enjoy my long weekend

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

OMG. We bought a mile away...from my spouse's job. I was a remote hire. I did not take this job with the expectation of commuting 5 hours a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

OMG. We bought a mile away...from my spouse's job. I was a remote hire. I did not take this job with the expectation of commuting 5 hours a day.

Yeah but you should have predicted America would elect an autocrat who’d abolish telework for no reason except to make you suffer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I had a rush hour commute back when there was no telecommuting and zero WFH most people my office arrived before peak rush hour and left after peak rush hour.

I was in my office around 745 am to 630pm daily. I could not come in late or leave early.

It was way more productive in person, if I tine travel to 1999 our whole 1,000 person office was working 10-11 hours a day.

Was it hard and horrible? Yes. Was it crazy productive for employer, Yes

People needing to work 11 hours a day is indicative of how low productivity was.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

My commute is 30 min but I won’t give this administration more than 8hrs of work. I used to work 8-10hrs at home.

But with all of the breaks, shopping, walks, doing laundry, watching kids, making meals, cleaning house, gym going, pet playing, snacking, TV breaks, yard work, home repairs, it was not 10 hours at home—not for the masses so now we are being called back in to the office.

Like people can’t take breaks, snack, use the company gym, or even watch Netflix while at work.

Managers need to manage, not count butts in seats.

[Anonymous]

Amazon, Facebook, most other big tech private companies are RTO. Why should the govt be any different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a good run of it for 5 years. Time to get more productivity.

You think people who spend up to 4hrs per day commuting are more productive? Weird. I only have an hour each way and that's still draining to do every day. The point is to burn people out and make them quit, not be more productive.

Why didn't these people buy closer in?

OMG. We bought a mile away...from my spouse's job. I was a remote hire. I did not take this job with the expectation of commuting 5 hours a day.

When did you get hired and what does your offer letter state as work location?