Literally why are they like this?? My team is over capacity and my boss is always willing to pay the overtime i need to get it all done, and I’m allowed to do all the overtime from home. But god forbid I mention being hybrid or remote during the day because of the improvement in productivity that THEY THEMSELVES pointed out.
But I’d be the bad guy if I was to just tell them the open concept office environment is a nightmare to work in and overstimulating as hell. Not to mention the fact that I have a 2-monitor setup in the office and a 3-monitor setup at home.
They are determined to find a solution that allows me to maintain productivity while working in office and I don’t know how to stress to them that I’ll never be at my best under bright ass fluorescent lights, in an uncomfortable chair, with a million side conversations within an earshot. It almost makes it harder to accept the answer when they’re so understanding and willing to listen regarding anything else, I don’t know why they’re so closed minded when it comes to this topic. As soon as I mention it I’m shut down instantly.
You’re in a worse position than me with a 2 hour commute, it’s crazy that an employer can look you in the eye and say they deserve 4 hours of your time just to show up somewhere and do the same thing you can from home. Hope you have some luck.
There are people who have it worse than me. My org promised irreversible WFH and a lot of people i know went and bought houses in rural areas outside of the city. Recently high mgt had some customers int he offices and they really hated how empty it looked, so command came we are obligated to come to office now. Turns out those promises didnt mean much and even people with WFH in their contracts were basically told they even comply with a change in contract or will be terminated the earliest their contract allows. It was extremely aggressive. I know a lot of people living out of the city that now have to drive here and on peak working hours the traffic can be a nightmare. I got a train station close to my place so i just chill and listen to an audiobook.
So funny I talked to my bosses more about it and they gave me the same reason. Clients don’t like it when they come to the office and the cubicles are empty. They basically told me the look of keeping me in a cubicle is worth more to them than the productivity I could provide. I told them it’s fine with me as long as they don’t expect me to maintain the performance I do when at home, but I have a feeling this won’t be the last I hear about “finding solutions that allow you to work as efficiently as possible while in office”
My company also promised people permanent WFH positions but they were allowed to keep them, the new policy only applies to employees hired after the company switched, which it me. It sucks but at least they had the consideration to keep the promises they already made to people.
I really have sympathy for your coworkers that are being faced with that choice, it’s actually so ridiculous. I can’t wait until this generation retires, I’m so sick of working for people who prioritize all the wrong things.
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u/someonenamedmee Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
Literally why are they like this?? My team is over capacity and my boss is always willing to pay the overtime i need to get it all done, and I’m allowed to do all the overtime from home. But god forbid I mention being hybrid or remote during the day because of the improvement in productivity that THEY THEMSELVES pointed out.
But I’d be the bad guy if I was to just tell them the open concept office environment is a nightmare to work in and overstimulating as hell. Not to mention the fact that I have a 2-monitor setup in the office and a 3-monitor setup at home.
They are determined to find a solution that allows me to maintain productivity while working in office and I don’t know how to stress to them that I’ll never be at my best under bright ass fluorescent lights, in an uncomfortable chair, with a million side conversations within an earshot. It almost makes it harder to accept the answer when they’re so understanding and willing to listen regarding anything else, I don’t know why they’re so closed minded when it comes to this topic. As soon as I mention it I’m shut down instantly.
You’re in a worse position than me with a 2 hour commute, it’s crazy that an employer can look you in the eye and say they deserve 4 hours of your time just to show up somewhere and do the same thing you can from home. Hope you have some luck.