Why return-to-office mandates fail::The question over whether to allow employees to work from home has been settled. Here’s the new normal.

  • Kusuriya
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    10 months ago

    Let me solve this apparently unsolvable mystery for them. You spent the last 40 years making offices soul crushing hellscapes that are grounds for psychological warfare while helping contribute to increasing commutes. People had Stockholm syndrome for a bit then they got shown a better way and they’d rather not give up a large part of their day to be tormented in a place they they don’t need to be to do their job.

    So when you try to force it the large majority are fighting back and you’re surprised? No ping pong, pool, mandatory fun, free drinks don’t offset the bullshit that is modern office design in-fact a lot of us would rather you keep all those give us a little padding in the ol paycheck and I can get my own soda and ping pong table

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      10 months ago

      Besides: Fuck modern office design. Even in my company in Austria, other departments often have cushy 2-3 employee offices, plenty of space, really nice.

      What do software developers get? Massive rooms with 13 people inside and no seperators for “collaboration”. But while you’re in online meeting A and your colleague is in online meeting B you can’t even focus on your own thoughts.

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        10 months ago

        Overcrowding is the biggest issue I have with working at office. Too many people sharing a space. It feels claustrophobic and lack privacy

        • ALavaPulsar@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          Not having access to natural light is what really drives me insane. During the winter, it’s possible to spend all your daylight hours at work, so you basically alternate between harsh artificial light and darkness.

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      10 months ago

      Mandatory fun was always my least favorite god damn part. It isn’t fun if you have to force me to have fun.

      • linearchaos@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        My company took a different approach. It wasn’t mandatory but if a group of people wanted to get together and do something once a week, They would pay for dinner for however many people showed up and they had free soft drinks and beer. We’ve had board games, d&d, crafting, we even had a bar night where company would pick up the first drink.

        I honestly miss all that terribly, but not more than is offset by not having to commute 30 min each way every day.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      LOL I’ve always said that beer waffle Tuesday and a Foosball table aren’t worth working with entitled idiots.