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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by stevezsa8 on Saturday August 12, 2023 @04:12AM (#37098124)
When we returned to the office, my boss decided even a single day WFH was frowned upon. Having to beg to stay home for a dentist appointment became a big ordeal. But my boss was a bit unhinged before covid.

I found it funny that my lockdown productivity suddenly counted for nothing.

I have friends at other companies who have been 3 days per week WFH for 2 years and really appreciate the flexibility.

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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by pennaMan on Saturday August 12, 2023 @06:34AM (#37098787)
I hope the past tense means you're not working at that hell hole anymore
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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by stevezsa8 on Saturday August 12, 2023 @07:13AM (#37098994)
Yeah I did in fact quit that place.

My main gripe was that my manager seemed to be having mental health issues (manic over-talking and occasional hints of psychosis). WFH was what helped me last through the covid years as I could avoid her being sat near me.

I was good friends with many people there, some of us still occasionally meetup. And I hear of a steady stream of other developers leavings because they can't work from home any more. Usually it's the younger guys who just had a kid or people with long commutes.

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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by vitaflo on Saturday August 12, 2023 @05:43PM (#37104503)
Our team is still fully WFH even tho the corp expects us to come in 3 days min. My manager (and his manager) know we are waaaayyy more productive at home and don’t want to upset the apple cart so we don’t need to come in.

And I gotta say stuff like that gets me even more motivated to do work cuz I know they’re catching heat from the higher ups but we’re just producing too much work for them to really complain too much.

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