Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by harvey9 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:26PM
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Person you replied to said they spent hours in the company gym during office hours. Either they are delivering what's expected of them anyway, or the manager has no idea what to expect regardless of in-office or remote working.
They also mentioned avoiding other distractions: That's the main feature of remote for me, after many years of wearing headphones all day in various offices.
Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by JohnFen on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:36PM
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> how managers are supposed to know if they are really working?
Because if they're not, they miss deadlines.
Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by devoutsalsa on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:13PM
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Managers know who is and isn’t getting work done.
Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by irrational on Sunday February 05, 2023 @05:31PM
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1. My manager lives and works in an entirely different state. 2. We do not have assigned seating on campus. We are just required to be on campus, but can find a place to work in any building. So, even if my manager was in the same state as me, I certainly would not be anywhere he could see me.
Common counter argument to this is that the manager sucks because he/she can't measure the work otherwise. But from managers perspective it is much easier to force people to be on-site than fix his/her own problems.