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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You just went back to the office last week…and you are complaining???

As a manager, I am struck by those who whine about our hybrid, flexible schedule. Our leadership has essentially labeled the whiners as difficult, unproductive people who could easily be replaced. Trust me: everyone is replaceable.

While some people are productive at home, many are not. Whiners are rarely as productive as they imagine. Your post tells me you aren’t equipped to see past your own needs…and that means you aren’t as strategic as you think. [/quote]

I don't agree with your perspective but I think it's held by many. Many of the people who were cut during Goldman Sachs layoffs were not in the office a lot. The cuts were about needing to reduce operating costs and shifting to a business model more similar to Morgan Stanley, but cuts they were also about productivity and performance and at Goldman Sachs that is intertwined with whether you are in the office. I don't think that being in the office equals productivity (sometimes it's the opposite) but unfortunately many companies still think that there is a relationship there.[/quote]

As a manager with a very large team, I can tell who is producing and who is less productive. While some people are productive at home, some simply are not. We have eliminated those who completely checked out. With upcoming cuts, we are scrutinizing everyone using certain metrics. While being in the office isn’t a metric, I can report that the less productive staff are those that openly whine about coming into the office and oftentimes have excuses for not coming in when the rest of the team is in twice a week.

Also: in 2023, anyone professing a fear of covid who still avoids human contact when in the office isn’t going to last very long.

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