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Joinfortmill

(21,895 posts)
17. Can only speak for myself. In 2012
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:51 AM
Yesterday

I had an opportunity to wfm. I was an Individual Contributor. I wasn't a manager, but I performed a complete job, testing retirement plans, which is a federal requirement. My productivity increased, primarily because it was easier to get to my desk. I often worked weekends because I could pour a cup of coffee and, still in my pj's, plop down at my desk. My mood also improved because the corp. environment is a jungle. Meetings were never an issue, we video conferenced. But, some managers think their losing control, so they sabotage it when they can.

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Absolutely bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
some managers have limited capabilities; desk checks is one of them. dem4decades Yesterday #2
Hey, it's not easy to sit in your office and track worker's bathroom trips Orrex Yesterday #5
Or snag an unfortunate employee just passing by your office YodaMom2 Yesterday #25
Sometimes I'm gone to the bathroom so long, the inevitable question arises: True Dough 15 hrs ago #52
I've had managers in corporate settings whose only discernible function was to call meetings and waste everyone's time. sop Yesterday #3
... Wednesdays 23 hrs ago #38
Republicans love home schooling but don't want their workers to work from home?? Yeah, there's a in2herbs Yesterday #4
indoctrinate their offspring. no outside thoughts dave99 Yesterday #20
"No outside thoughts" Shipwack Yesterday #28
Yep! Ego. ZDU Yesterday #6
Clearly, There Are Some Jobs... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #7
was this article about you ? dave99 Yesterday #22
Huh? ProfessorGAC Yesterday #27
I appreciate this article; its thesis was clear before the pandemic even ended Orrex Yesterday #8
The movie, Office Space, comes to mind. Sequoia Yesterday #32
Definitely! Orrex 22 hrs ago #39
Having a narcissist boss is awful. I got to experience it sadly. Oneironaut Yesterday #9
So many CEOs are sociopaths. My boss was the owner's son and a real SOB. OMGWTF 20 hrs ago #42
"Owners son" - No words are more terrifying. Ugh! Oneironaut 18 hrs ago #44
The most efficient business model is multigraincracker Yesterday #10
Employee owned businesses don't have a CEO? MichMan Yesterday #19
They don't have overpaid CEOs multigraincracker Yesterday #33
Only $3.4 million MichMan Yesterday #34
Does he need an assistant manager at half price? DFW 12 hrs ago #57
In my experience, it was also about trust nuxvomica Yesterday #11
Well, I did have employees who shirked work from home. Easterncedar 16 hrs ago #49
When people are evaluated on their work Pinback 5 hrs ago #60
We could have used more like you! Easterncedar 4 hrs ago #62
It's all about control. n/t area51 Yesterday #12
That, and they have long term leases on Brick and Mortar Bristlecone Yesterday #13
Might be more to it. Business analysts saw that a CRE meltdown could result in a broad financial crisis lostnfound Yesterday #14
Great. Now we have found out that some of our Bosses are like Donald Trump. chouchou Yesterday #15
My kid had, and still has, the option of working from home, but he didn't like it, so he went back to his office at Raftergirl Yesterday #16
Yes, personally I prefer a hybrid schedule TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #21
my condolences on his touch of narcissism dave99 Yesterday #29
Well... Raftergirl 23 hrs ago #36
Your Son Sounds Like a Winner To Me! alcuno 4 hrs ago #61
In a different situation, I would have been like your kid RandomNumbers 17 hrs ago #48
Can only speak for myself. In 2012 Joinfortmill Yesterday #17
I have 3 family members working from home Tree Lady Yesterday #26
The Galley master needs people to whip. Old Crank Yesterday #18
Watching people drive in LA traffic to the office Johonny Yesterday #23
It depends on the working environment MichMan Yesterday #24
I sympathize with this 100%... Moostache Yesterday #31
Work from home intelpug 12 hrs ago #56
Ye Gods! Does this fit!!! slightlv Yesterday #30
I disagree with the premise of this genxlib 23 hrs ago #35
Reductive analysis. maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #37
If I remember your profile genxlib 21 hrs ago #40
I worked from home, exclusively since 2002 forthemiddle 20 hrs ago #41
Illustrates the disconnect between the blue collar working class and elites MichMan 19 hrs ago #43
Covid change the work environment LogDog75 18 hrs ago #45
Most mid-level managers add absolutely nothing to organizations. waterwatcher123 17 hrs ago #46
T-rump, narcissist extraordinaire, ordered federal remote workers back to offices. Wicked Blue 17 hrs ago #47
Technology in the 90s made remote work possible. I used to work at home a lot, but still OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #50
Turf. Telework means employees are on their home turf. underpants 15 hrs ago #51
My experience frequently mirrored the scenarios described in the article, BUT Pinback 15 hrs ago #53
Don't forget the real estate incentives. paulkienitz 14 hrs ago #54
They also think you're not actually working Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #55
My husband is lucky Jilly_in_VA 5 hrs ago #58
'New Research'? Where the hell has this person been? OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #59
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