What if remote work didn’t mean working from home?

Re:What if remote work didn’t mean working from home? by Taylor_OD on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @10:24AM (#27277134)

Yup. Ever after 5pm work thing I've been "rewarded" with is still work. Even if it's more fun than working at my desk its still work. I'm not able to do with that time what I want. It's only a reward if it is replacing work. And really it's only a reward if the amount of time that it is replacing is taken out of the sprint planning.

At the end of the day if you take a weeknight from me I'm going to be annoyed at best and upset at worst. If you take a work day from me, or part of one, but still expect me to get a full days or work done we will both be in a bad position.

I get the intention here. I used to be a people manager and I planned lots of things for after work. But I stopped when I realized how difficult it actually made things for many people and people with kids.

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Re:What if remote work didn’t mean working from home? by fastasucan on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:18AM (#27289009)

This resonates with me as well. And it was hard/impossible to get my last employer to understand it. I dont care if you treat us at a great restaurant, its still work, because if I had a choice I'd rather do something else.

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Re:What if remote work didn’t mean working from home? by Jagerbizzle on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:50PM (#27286067)

I'm trying to get some budget right now to do a in-person social event for my team now that almost everyone is fully vaccinated, and I've been extremely explicit about scheduling it during regular business hours (1pm-3pm for example), to ensure there's no competition between this event and what people actually want to do with their evenings/spare time.

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