I’m a civil servant. At the start of the first lockdown, I was allowed to drive around for work. Needed it because barely anything was digitalised.
Two years later, either everything is scanned and “online” or I e-mail someone to scan it in (as the files aren’t in the office anymore, not that I’m stuck up or something).
So… what’s the reason I have to go back when everything is online? My colleagues? To hear about kid A doing something and partner X being mad for some reason? No, I’ll pass.
To the despair of most micromanagers.
Told my boss last week I don’t have enough money to come to the office because of rising gas prices. She didn’t disagree!
Just this week an e-mail was sent around at work indicating that, as of May, a full-time presence at the office is mandatory again.
Employers simply don’t care. It’s that simple.
And water is wet!
I feel lucky though.
One day a week until easter.
After easter it’s +- 50% (10 days wfh a month).
Unions are currently pushing for us to be able to work “on site” and make it count as a day at the office as we have service stations all over the country and going to the Brussels area is crap anyways. Don’t think it will happen, but who knows.
we only need to return 2 days in a week to the office. So we can work 3 days at home from now on.
I am very glad I only need to return 2 days in a week (its slightly over 4 hours of commuting per day for me) but still I don’t see any added value to be in the office.
The last 2 years we all worked from home non stop and it worked perfect.
You already see it – people have realised their personal time is precious, and spending it in traffic jams isn’t the way to go.
WFH will be a job perk people seek out.
Employers that don’t offer it will lose out on employees.
Employees continued to make the world turn, with sizeable profits. So the obligation is pointless.
Unizo should be billed the costs of traffic congestions etc if they persist in making people commute.
Weird, apparently our entire office is part of the 7%.
Surprised even 7 % of people want to work full-time at the office.
With prices for gas, electricity and toilet paper rising like they have been for a few weeks now, I’d rather go back to work full time.
My employer completely switched. It’s now WFH by default unless you really need to collaborate or have multiple meetings planned where a physical brainstorm session could be useful.
What helped was them selling the building before Corona and that the new building was going to be smaller.
I’d say it’s fair to introduce a new environmental tax for employers who demand on site presence for more than 1 day a week where it has been proven to be possible to WFH the last 2 years.
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So surprising…
I’m a civil servant. At the start of the first lockdown, I was allowed to drive around for work. Needed it because barely anything was digitalised.
Two years later, either everything is scanned and “online” or I e-mail someone to scan it in (as the files aren’t in the office anymore, not that I’m stuck up or something).
So… what’s the reason I have to go back when everything is online? My colleagues? To hear about kid A doing something and partner X being mad for some reason? No, I’ll pass.
To the despair of most micromanagers.
Told my boss last week I don’t have enough money to come to the office because of rising gas prices. She didn’t disagree!
Just this week an e-mail was sent around at work indicating that, as of May, a full-time presence at the office is mandatory again.
Employers simply don’t care. It’s that simple.
And water is wet!
I feel lucky though.
One day a week until easter.
After easter it’s +- 50% (10 days wfh a month).
Unions are currently pushing for us to be able to work “on site” and make it count as a day at the office as we have service stations all over the country and going to the Brussels area is crap anyways. Don’t think it will happen, but who knows.
we only need to return 2 days in a week to the office. So we can work 3 days at home from now on.
I am very glad I only need to return 2 days in a week (its slightly over 4 hours of commuting per day for me) but still I don’t see any added value to be in the office.
The last 2 years we all worked from home non stop and it worked perfect.
You already see it – people have realised their personal time is precious, and spending it in traffic jams isn’t the way to go.
WFH will be a job perk people seek out.
Employers that don’t offer it will lose out on employees.
Employees continued to make the world turn, with sizeable profits. So the obligation is pointless.
Unizo should be billed the costs of traffic congestions etc if they persist in making people commute.
Weird, apparently our entire office is part of the 7%.
Surprised even 7 % of people want to work full-time at the office.
With prices for gas, electricity and toilet paper rising like they have been for a few weeks now, I’d rather go back to work full time.
My employer completely switched. It’s now WFH by default unless you really need to collaborate or have multiple meetings planned where a physical brainstorm session could be useful.
What helped was them selling the building before Corona and that the new building was going to be smaller.
I’d say it’s fair to introduce a new environmental tax for employers who demand on site presence for more than 1 day a week where it has been proven to be possible to WFH the last 2 years.