Man, these work from home brehs have hit the lottery.

[Legal]

People really out here dying to go back to the office man. I guess I’m way more introverted than I thought cuz I could go another year like this. I go to the office once a week and I’m good. Every once in a while I cross paths with someone from another floor and they try to talk your head off. Talking bout they’re so happy to have another adult to talk to since they’re at home with the kids most of the time lmao this woman tried to squeeze about 3 days worth of conversation into 5 minutes when she saw me walking down the hall.

enjoy it while it lasts because it’s almost over. At least for me it is.

Sheeeeeiiiiitttttt. The toughest part of working from home has been that I wasn't going anywhere, since most everything was shut down, and what wasn't shut down was WAY too crowded to relax.

But now? I'm done with my vaccine next week, so it's going to be a lot easier to be out and around my friends REAL soon. I can legit do this indefinitely now.

 

[Vaselclean]

I hate that I can't go back to sleep once I log in and get back in the bed. Very frustrating.

 

[Hoshi_Toshi]

1 In 3 Remote Workers May Quit If Required To Return To The Office Full Time, Robert Half Survey Finds


MENLO PARK, Calif., April 6, 2021/PRNewswire/ -- More companies are calling workers back to the office, but will they readily return? A new study by global staffing firm Robert Half shows that about 1 in 3 professionals (34%) currently working from home due to the pandemic would look for a new job if required to be in the office full time.



What Workers Want
Nearly half of all employees surveyed (49%) said they prefer a hybrid work arrangement, where they can divide time between the office and another location. Even if given the opportunity to be fully remote, professionals expressed the following concerns in doing so:

1. Relationships with coworkers could suffer: 28%
2. Decreased productivity while at home: 26%
3. Fewer career advancement opportunities due to a lack of visibility: 20%

At the same time, workers may not be ready to return to the office, and employers may want to consider what could help ease their transition back on-site. Professionals said the top ways their company can support them include:

1. Freedom to set preferred office hours
2. A personal, distraction-free workspace
3. Employer-paid commuting costs
4. Relaxed dress code
5. Employer-provided childcare

After a year of drastic change, many business leaders are eager to restore a sense of normalcy and welcome staff back to the office," said Paul McDonald, senior executive director at Robert Half. "But reopening doors will bring new obstacles for companies to navigate. Not all employees will be ready — or willing — to return to the workplace, so staying flexible and responsive to their needs will be critical."

McDonald added, "Regardless of timing, companies should take a measured and carefully planned office re-entry approach and keep employees' health and safety top of mind. Leaders should also use the opportunity to solicit staff feedback to shape corporate culture for the future."

 

[Skooby]

This a$$hole commander just said once Covid is over we will not be teleworking full time.

There still isn't a timetable as to when that is, but he said "relationships" have suffered and some departments haven't been as productive.

Well, fukk them other departments. Finance has done just fine. Apparently, we'll be able to work from home up to 3 days a week.

Time for me to find another agency to work for.

 

[Wayans Brehs]

If my director tells us we need to come back to the office, I'm probably up out of there. I'm not letting go of more sleep, no traffic and the relaxed, quiet environment of home. My coworkers seem cool but I don't care if I never see them in person again

 

[JT-Money]

I quit my job last fall because it required me to drive into the office 3 or 4 times a week.

But I learned my lesson and took a job with a company hundreds of miles away in a different city.


I told them I would eventually relocate during my interview. But if they believe that bullshyt line that's on them.

 

[Legal]

So, at work they fukked up and had productivity metrics visible for everybody assigned to my office, regardless of position or department (previously, you could just see your own).

Unless those numbers were somehow wrong (and they lined up with what I know others are doing, so it seems right at least for now), these motherfukkers have ZERO leverage for asking me to come back in fulltime. I like my job, and the people I work with, but I'm ready to tool up and play hardball on this if needbe.

 

[Laidbackman]

The job I retired from was an IT job, and I'm sure most of them work at home now. Sometimes I get angry knowing that quiet racist White woman wouldn't have been able to micromanaged me out of my job today. Then again, I think they would have found a way to get me outta there, like destroying my work online, etc... They were actually doing this to certain employees before I even got into IT. When you got the higher ups involved, you practically need the Most High to come in and save you. That's what it took in my case.

 

[aXiom]

They forcing us to go back 2x a week.

I'm about to update my resume

 

[Laidbackman]

So since the lockdown, most of our office people have been working from home and today one of them dropped in at work which we got us talking and I’m not gonna lie, shyt had me heated.

He starts work at 9am, but gets out of bed at around 8:30am, has a quick breakfast before working. Meanwhile since my commute is 1 and a half hours, I get up at 5:45am, shower, breakfast and leave the house in the dark rainy weather

On top of all this, this shyt is like a pay rise for these folks cos I spend thousands a year on public transportation, food at work, clothes etc, whilst they pretty much save all their money on that shyt whilst earning the same money. This is some bullshyt


Not gonna lie, shyt has me looking at other career options where I can also wfh cos these nikkas really have it made.

I don't know. A buddy of mine who use to get up like 5:30 or 6:00am, and had like a two hour commute both ways, don't seem to be to happy working at home. I think it's because he's spending too much time with his wife. My brother who now works from home, says he's getting even more work. I guess it depends.

 

[Skooby]

If my director tells us we need to come back to the office, I'm probably up out of there. I'm not letting go of more sleep, no traffic and the relaxed, quiet environment of home. My coworkers seem cool but I don't care if I never see them in person again

Yep. I have an older vehicle...who know how much money I have saved not driving to work.

I don't want to sit in heavy D.C. traffic for an hour again...even if it is only 2 days a week. My work hasn't diminished not even a little bit.

I have no issues with my coworkers but I could care less if we never see each other again.

 

[Hades]

Started a new job at a company and spoke to the CEO in a meeting like normal new hire onboarding.
He was big on "culture" and "human interaction". Ofc I played along but I never wanna go in to the office.
My role doesn't ever need to interact with a person because it's all in online systems.
My supervisor, I can already tell, is big on the "camera on" meetings just to say nothing.
I echo all previous financial benefits borne of WFH.
People go into the office up to 2x a week and boast about their comparable productivity.
They can miss me with that, I'm trying to stay in the crib indefinitely.
Pertinent info: HR, NYC

 

[Armchair Militant]

Back in the office now. I have to come in every other day.

First 2 hours were extremely depressing.

 

[Laidbackman]

I think the majority of people, especially us, prefer to work at home, hands down. I hope this whole experience puts an end to folks telling you they need to go to a job to feel productive. Anyone saying that, have surely drunken the kool-aid.

 

[Gator48]

I had a nightmare last night about it ending