Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starting in early September

Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by InvaderFizz on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @10:31PM (#27376612)

> But if you are like many people, and ended up working more hours during the pandemic, [1] then that erases some/all of the gains of not commuting.

Wow. I cut my hours down substantially due to WFH. Pre-COVID I was doing 70+ hrs per week due to commuting into the area during the week and having nothing to do.

Now I put in maybe 40hrs per week, broken up into 1hr chunks here and there and I'm not spending over $1500/month just for a room/expenses in the area where work is.

It's great! I'm not going back to the office, like, ever.

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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by faeyanpiraat on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:50AM (#27377963)

Are you working less because you save commute time, and work more efficiently at your home workstation?

Or are you just clocking in less, also producing less?

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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by TaylorAlexander on Thursday June 03, 2021 @03:01AM (#27378018)

Sometimes working less doesn’t mean producing less, or if it’s less it’s not necessarily linear. They said they used to work more “because they had nothing to do”. The extra hours may not be worth as much as a well rested mind.

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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by InvaderFizz on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:46AM (#27381251)

Oh, my overall productivity is down quite a bit due to family distractions.

Once the new house is built, my office will probably be in a separate guest house.

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