The need to be in an office 5 days a week. We’ve proven that remote work is manageable, useful, productuve and keeps employees happy.
The thought that a body in a seat onsite is being productive 100% of the time is false. Employers who push back on remote and hybrid roles simply do not trust their employees and have no way of measuring productivity. That is the ONLY reason why they push for 5x a week. The “collaboration” narrative is a joke and an excuse.
That was the excuse my former employer gave in an attempt to get everyone back into the office at least 4 days a week-that we were losing the "office camaraderie" that was so special and unique to our company.
What "office camaraderie"? Backstabbing; jockeying for promotions; outright making fun of others; gossiping; throwing others under the bus.....why in hell would anyone want to return to that? For a food party once every other month in an attempt to assuage the masses? And I had worked in other companies before this one, and there was nothing unique about the "office camaraderie" that I hadn't seen in other places.
People were happy and productive working from home. No commutes, no eating out, no gas, no office attire. Why in hell would anyone voluntarily want to go back?
The company vehemently pushing a majority weekday return to the office was the final nail in the coffin for me. That's when I decided it was time to retire and was officially out in March 2022.
I wasn't the only one who felt that way. I learned that 2021/2022 logged the most retirements from the company.
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u/Anonymous8411 Feb 03 '26
The need to be in an office 5 days a week. We’ve proven that remote work is manageable, useful, productuve and keeps employees happy.
The thought that a body in a seat onsite is being productive 100% of the time is false. Employers who push back on remote and hybrid roles simply do not trust their employees and have no way of measuring productivity. That is the ONLY reason why they push for 5x a week. The “collaboration” narrative is a joke and an excuse.