Five weeks in. RTO is literally killing me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's killing me is the lack of flexibility. My kids just can't stop getting sick. They're old enough that they could nap/watch TV (they're lethargic while sick) and I could telework.

Instead, I'm just taking full days of leave. Work is piled sky high at work due to this and also because so many people quit. Unsustainable.

Man Up. My Mom had a job, my wife's mom had a job. We went to school sick all the time. I dont recall a single time my Mom or Dad took off cause I was sick.

I do recall once the nurse called my Mom at work and said there is a problem as I am sick, my Mom said sounds like your problem.

No school is OK with this in 2025.

I teach in a Title 1 school and many parents don't answer calls from school. The sick kid is returned to the classroom until dismissal. It happens nearly every week in my grade level.

[Anonymous]

The traffic is brutal!!! I hear you OP!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What did you do pre 2020? People commuted to the office every day. Kids went to daycare. Parents came home, made dinner, helped with homework. It’s life.

Newsflash - some people didn't have kids before 2020, some people weren't commuting to the office before 2020, some people weren't married or living in their current geographical location. 5 years is a long time, major life changes do happen in that time period!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here comes the....I suffered, so you have to suffer too posters!

Seriously. I chose an occupation where I need to be in-person. I love my job even though it was a bit crazy during covid. The traffic was lovely. I do not want to suffer. I do not want anyone to suffer. Get off the roads and WFH if you can. I beg you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The traffic is brutal!!! I hear you OP!

Thank you! Its awful now.

[Anonymous]

get a different job if you don't like it.

[Anonymous]

RTO has been a disaster for us, productivity is down because people were using those extra non commuting hours to work extra. Now most are just doing the standard 8 hours and not one minute more.

On the plus side, I no longer feel guilty of i don't finish up my work by the end of the day, quitting time is quitting time and now I have a clear demarcation of hours that are my time. No more working unpaid overtime, no more working on weekends here and there.

I'm also using sick leave more because I don't want to go into the office sick, and I have an invisible autoimmune disorder which makes it easier for me to catch viruses, with everyone else coming into work half sick. It is what it is.

Of course I am looking for a remote position on my lunch break, so time to get back to the search!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's killing me is the lack of flexibility. My kids just can't stop getting sick. They're old enough that they could nap/watch TV (they're lethargic while sick) and I could telework.

Instead, I'm just taking full days of leave. Work is piled sky high at work due to this and also because so many people quit. Unsustainable.

Man Up. My Mom had a job, my wife's mom had a job. We went to school sick all the time. I dont recall a single time my Mom or Dad took off cause I was sick.

I do recall once the nurse called my Mom at work and said there is a problem as I am sick, my Mom said sounds like your problem.

No school is OK with this in 2025.

I teach in a Title 1 school and many parents don't answer calls from school. The sick kid is returned to the classroom until dismissal. It happens nearly every week in my grade level.

Clearly, that's not ok. Not sure what point you're making?

[Anonymous]

Have faith and look around! I left 5 days RTO for almost double my pay with one to two days in office but pretty optional and flexible on that too. 5 days sitting in an empty room on Zoom in an office with no people I collaborated with felt so pointless and was really ruining my life with the commute, especially since it meant rolling back online to work all evening. The weird coffee badging also sucked. There is better out there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RTO has been a disaster for us, productivity is down because people were using those extra non commuting hours to work extra. Now most are just doing the standard 8 hours and not one minute more.

On the plus side, I no longer feel guilty of i don't finish up my work by the end of the day, quitting time is quitting time and now I have a clear demarcation of hours that are my time. No more working unpaid overtime, no more working on weekends here and there.

I'm also using sick leave more because I don't want to go into the office sick, and I have an invisible autoimmune disorder which makes it easier for me to catch viruses, with everyone else coming into work half sick. It is what it is.

Of course I am looking for a remote position on my lunch break, so time to get back to the search!

Get an RA! Seriously. Even if you are in government. I can’t believe how people sacrifice their health for their jobs. I have an RA and I am still remote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RTO has been a disaster for us, productivity is down because people were using those extra non commuting hours to work extra. Now most are just doing the standard 8 hours and not one minute more.

On the plus side, I no longer feel guilty of i don't finish up my work by the end of the day, quitting time is quitting time and now I have a clear demarcation of hours that are my time. No more working unpaid overtime, no more working on weekends here and there.

I'm also using sick leave more because I don't want to go into the office sick, and I have an invisible autoimmune disorder which makes it easier for me to catch viruses, with everyone else coming into work half sick. It is what it is.

Of course I am looking for a remote position on my lunch break, so time to get back to the search!

Get an RA! Seriously. Even if you are in government. I can’t believe how people sacrifice their health for their jobs. I have an RA and I am still remote.

NP and not all agencies are processing them or honoring existing RAs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's killing me is the lack of flexibility. My kids just can't stop getting sick. They're old enough that they could nap/watch TV (they're lethargic while sick) and I could telework.

Instead, I'm just taking full days of leave. Work is piled sky high at work due to this and also because so many people quit. Unsustainable.

Man Up. My Mom had a job, my wife's mom had a job. We went to school sick all the time. I dont recall a single time my Mom or Dad took off cause I was sick.

I do recall once the nurse called my Mom at work and said there is a problem as I am sick, my Mom said sounds like your problem.

No school is OK with this in 2025.

I teach in a Title 1 school and many parents don't answer calls from school. The sick kid is returned to the classroom until dismissal. It happens nearly every week in my grade level.

Your school needs to keep them isolated. Not ok you do that and make the rest of us sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:RTO has been a disaster for us, productivity is down because people were using those extra non commuting hours to work extra. Now most are just doing the standard 8 hours and not one minute more.

On the plus side, I no longer feel guilty of i don't finish up my work by the end of the day, quitting time is quitting time and now I have a clear demarcation of hours that are my time. No more working unpaid overtime, no more working on weekends here and there.

I'm also using sick leave more because I don't want to go into the office sick, and I have an invisible autoimmune disorder which makes it easier for me to catch viruses, with everyone else coming into work half sick. It is what it is.

Of course I am looking for a remote position on my lunch break, so time to get back to the search!

Get an RA! Seriously. Even if you are in government. I can’t believe how people sacrifice their health for their jobs. I have an RA and I am still remote.

My spouse applied for one and was denied. Lucky you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:RTO has been a disaster for us, productivity is down because people were using those extra non commuting hours to work extra. Now most are just doing the standard 8 hours and not one minute more.

On the plus side, I no longer feel guilty of i don't finish up my work by the end of the day, quitting time is quitting time and now I have a clear demarcation of hours that are my time. No more working unpaid overtime, no more working on weekends here and there.

I'm also using sick leave more because I don't want to go into the office sick, and I have an invisible autoimmune disorder which makes it easier for me to catch viruses, with everyone else coming into work half sick. It is what it is.

Of course I am looking for a remote position on my lunch break, so time to get back to the search!

Same as my spouses job. They are no longer willing to take early morning calls, late calls and weekend calls. 8 hours in the office and that's it. People in other countries and West Coast need to work within the schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's killing me is the lack of flexibility. My kids just can't stop getting sick. They're old enough that they could nap/watch TV (they're lethargic while sick) and I could telework.

Instead, I'm just taking full days of leave. Work is piled sky high at work due to this and also because so many people quit. Unsustainable.

Man Up. My Mom had a job, my wife's mom had a job. We went to school sick all the time. I dont recall a single time my Mom or Dad took off cause I was sick.

I do recall once the nurse called my Mom at work and said there is a problem as I am sick, my Mom said sounds like your problem.

No school is OK with this in 2025.

I teach in a Title 1 school and many parents don't answer calls from school. The sick kid is returned to the classroom until dismissal. It happens nearly every week in my grade level.

Clearly, that's not ok. Not sure what point you're making?

The PP wrote that no school is okay with this. We don't have a choice.