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Jake97

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40. My bosses office is 15 feet away from mine and we still meet virtually

Reply to CentralMass (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 11:24 PM

Jun 2022

It’s much easier for us to share screens back and forth.

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Remote work may not be working any more [View all] brooklynite Jun 2022 OP

I don't like meetings, but I hate them on zoom! jimfields33 Jun 2022 #1

I Can See That ProfessorGAC Jun 2022 #25

No, never going back. I don't need the commute, the wear and tear on my car...I can work Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #29

I'll never work in an office again if I can help it. Ever. Jedi Guy Jun 2022 #35

Plus infinity MoonlitKnight Jun 2022 #43

Considering the explosion in popularity of mouse jigglers ripcord Jun 2022 #2

Those poor mistreated corporations. ret5hd Jun 2022 #3

We are on a great road the companies and the workers are crooked nt ripcord Jun 2022 #4

Not sure exactly what you are saying, but... ret5hd Jun 2022 #6

So what is wrong with making and extra buck off of your employees? Chainfire Jun 2022 #7

Bullshit. I've been working remotely since the start and I understand that my CentralMass Jun 2022 #13

My bosses office is 15 feet away from mine and we still meet virtually Jake97 Jun 2022 #40

Yes, it is so much easier. CentralMass Jun 2022 #41

I disagree. First of all employers are stealing money from employees by making them work Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #28

Then the onus is on companies to weed out the mouse jigglers and leave the rest alone. Jedi Guy Jun 2022 #36

Suspect that managers can be more bossy in person. Not worry about being taped either. empedocles Jun 2022 #5

"Less productive" seems like a subjective measure. Hugin Jun 2022 #8

+1, its hard for employees be "less productive" if there are SMART objectives & they are being .... uponit7771 Jun 2022 #12

This! Set reasonable, measurable goals. Good workers will achieve them remotely Amishman Jun 2022 #38

+1, managers don't need the other 3 senses to be effective with the people they work with uponit7771 Jun 2022 #39

Bingo. CentralMass Jun 2022 #15

Exactly. meadowlander Jun 2022 #32

I'm sorry your previous work experience was so stressful. Hugin Jun 2022 #42

There's more to it 👉🏾 "Remote Work Has Vastly Improved the Black Worker Experience" uponit7771 Jun 2022 #9

White boards and body language for meetings gulliver Jun 2022 #10

I've been working remotely since long before it was called that PJMcK Jun 2022 #11

Well I am a Nurse not in management so it was never an option ismnotwasm Jun 2022 #14

What a load of crap. Our corporate overlords are afraid of losing control. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #16

Your supposed "corporate overlords" have no "control" over mid-level staffers... brooklynite Jun 2022 #17

And the politicians want workers to come back into their inner cities and spend money there. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #19

Exactly. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #23

I smell the corporate real-estate and fossil fuel lobbies - and they stink! oioioi Jun 2022 #18

Build and consume ain't really pretty. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #20

I'll never go back to work in an office. WFH is now a mandatory "perk" for me Arazi Jun 2022 #21

I am with you on that. I could retire in a few years instead of ever having to return. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #24

Ditto. I'll never set foot in an office again if I can help it. N/T Jedi Guy Jun 2022 #37

I find remote work more productive iemanja Jun 2022 #22

That is not true...many jobs can de done at home...and my daughter just took a job Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #26

Thought Elon Musk might have written this piece. sarcasmo Jun 2022 #27

Oh my...whatever will the corporations do: ret5hd Jun 2022 #30

The peasants were enjoying something Sympthsical Jun 2022 #31

It's not one or the other. nolabear Jun 2022 #33

My employer has us working Mon-Wed at the office Catherine Vincent Jun 2022 #34