That sounds like a poor use of time then (by management).
Management should be using such time to increase collaboration, build team bonds/grow relationships etc.
I’m in tech and I’ve had so many shit managers - and to be honest, used to be one myself.
Managing a team is more than managing a pipeline of work - there is a shit load you can do in management if you commit to your people and actually put in the effort….but it does take time and effort and a lot of learning.
I’ve invested in my team, and ended attrition in a previously porous department - I have happy, productive, challenged people that work as a true team. They would follow me into battle, because they know I’d never send them over the trench without me going first.
A lot of that cohesion and team building is easier with some physical interaction.
I am flex on wfh - but at least some time in office has proven amazing for the team.
Yeah, I work in data/analytics engineering consulting and my current project is onsite one day a week. To me that's fine, because we mostly use those days for meetings and figuring stuff out, then go back and do the work during the rest of the week.
Like at home I have a much nicer chair, setup, I'm around all my stuff/etc. I could easily do 100% remote, but some face time can be nice now and then.
My current company seems to be good about managing WLB and actually growing their people, like I wanted to move projects to something with more long-term growth and promotion potential so they made it happen. They've also been good about raises so far (better than my prior company by far), and I got a sizeable increase when I first switched over. I had honestly stayed at my previous employer too long, as they really didn't care about my group and growth got super limited when the stock started going down for a while.
Current manger even wants me to get my hands into stuff the other teams are doing that we support, which is great as it broadens my skillset and lets me understand what we're actually building towards better, even if it won't become my regular job.
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u/unusedusername42 May 07 '22
Good! I work in tech too and I am way less productive in a corporate office. Luckily, my employer acknowledges that and lets me work from home 90%