Antiwork

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

The jumpseat on the 737 MAX sucks…

[Jimjamesak]

The jumpseat on the 737 MAX sucks…

That bad?

(From my second hand knowledge the jumpseat on any plane usually sucks)

[Kepler]

I'm in.

[MichVandal]

I'm in.

Someone needs to remind management how much it costs to have a big office. We were planning a massive overhaul of our campus- and I'm sure we just saved a billion not doing that. A literal billion dollars.

[dxmnkd316]

Someone needs to remind management how much it costs to have a big office. We were planning a massive overhaul of our campus- and I'm sure we just saved a billion not doing that. A literal billion dollars.

Yup. My company just finished their major overhaul plans and were starting to execute. Have to imagine that it's back to the drawing board.

that said, the only thing worse than a desk or no desk (wfh) is a hotel desk with the expectation to come in regularly.

ish.

[MichVandal]

Yup. My company just finished their major overhaul plans and were starting to execute. Have to imagine that it's back to the drawing board.

that said, the only thing worse than a desk or no desk (wfh) is a hotel desk with the expectation to come in regularly.

ish.

I hate the concept of hoteling, especially coming in the middle of a pandemic. But just as bad- the idea of being consider an individual at the office is completely gone- I have no space for "me". Just points out that all workers are a commodity, not something special like they try to tell you. Makes for a great time to retire (along with the trends in the industry).

[St. Clown]

Yup. My company just finished their major overhaul plans and were starting to execute. Have to imagine that it's back to the drawing board.

that said, the only thing worse than a desk or no desk (wfh) is a hotel desk with the expectation to come in regularly.

ish.

We have in our newishly built office buildings two types of floater desks. We have those setup for people who usually WFH or travel, and can then schedule time in the office, those are full on cubicle desks called “flex cubes”. Then we have the impromptu drop-in flex desks which are basically the hotel desks. That was before I took parental leave, just before Covid hit, and I haven’t seen my office building since January 2020. We have been told that things look different these days, but we haven’t been given details or shown images. It’ll be interesting come September to see how things look going forward.

[state of hockey]

I've gone in to the office a couple times during the pandemic, and I much prefer being there. Completely quiet, no interruptions, I really got a lot done. Now, going back when everyone else is going back as well does not interest me at all. I get more done when no one is around to bother or distract me.

[Slap Shot]

I miss the interpersonal relationships that existed while going in the office. I was lucky enough to work with several sharp people, non-orcs, and there was a strong dynamic between us all. I also have an extremely easy commute (for now) and working remotely is never going to be the same.

[MissThundercat]

I miss the interpersonal relationships that existed while going in the office. I was lucky enough to work with several sharp people, non-orcs, and there was a strong dynamic between us all. I also have an extremely easy commute (for now) and working remotely is never going to be the same.

When I worked for Centria last year, the relationships were great. And once it was clear that this large mental health firm was going to screw all of its employees over in the heat of COVID, all of us were like "I'm here for you. F them."

[Kepler]

My work has to start doing this:

[dxmnkd316]

The hell?

[St. Clown]

My work has to start doing this:

Who would’ve thought that the average wait for a Starbucks was worse on Wednesday than Monday?

[jen]

I miss the interpersonal relationships that existed while going in the office. I was lucky enough to work with several sharp people, non-orcs, and there was a strong dynamic between us all. I also have an extremely easy commute (for now) and working remotely is never going to be the same.

This. I miss being around the people I like, which is everyone on my direct team. I don't miss the idiots in the next aisle, that I don't actually work with, that sing or whistle or eat loudly or whatever. My team has a few full-time remote employees, plus some offices in other countries, and it's a different dynamic when you are not "in person", and even more different when you have NEVER been "in person" with your co-workers.

My commute isn't easy, though, and I don't miss traffic.

I know I'm not going to like the cube situation, as I don't think we're going to keep our individual cubes if we're not in the office 100% of the time. Fiscally, that makes sense, if someone can use that space when we're not using it - but they haven't closed any other buildings here, so where would "extra" people be coming from?

[Kepler]