In my experience bosses love it as it sounds modern and flexible (sorry, agile) but it doesn’t effect them as they have their own office.Not sure if bosses love it. It’s mainly because a lot of companies had hiring sprees during the pandemic and don’t have enough desks.
Or if they don't have their own office because "I'm doing this too, I am one of you" it doesn't effect them as they are in meetings/calls all day so not using a desk anyway!In my experience bosses love it as it sounds modern and flexible (sorry, agile) but it doesn’t effect them as they have their own office.
Exactly this! We’re moving offices soon and all of us peasants will be hotdesking (dreading it, plus we don’t even have enough desks for the number of people in our team) but of course all the managers get their own office. Now that I’m thinking about it, why is this OK and generally accepted by everyone?In my experience bosses love it as it sounds modern and flexible (sorry, agile) but it doesn’t effect them as they have their own office.
Yes, there’s a couple of colleagues in my team who seem to need to call me or others over to help them open attachments on Teams or share an Excel file. We’ve been using Teams since 2020When someone calls you non-stop for help. I've had 6 calls from someone today and it's only 11am. Go away and figure it out yourself!!!
It just seems so wrong that people are employed to do a job, because there is a need for that job to be done, yet have to book a desk each day and it’s like a lottery if you get one that day. Thankfully my team each have a designated desk but I’m hearing rumours they want to look at space utilisation and possibly make us hot desk with another team. Hopefully not.True. Our company has more employees than office space so we have to book our desks and hot desk.
I miss the days where I had my own desk and knew where my snacks / painkillers / favourite mug was
This! I can full do all aspects of my job from home but we have a mandatory amount of days we have to come in and if we're covering someones annual leave we have to come in for the full cover.Our hot desking was not as a result of over hiring, it’s very intentional. Even though management have accepted that people will and do gravitate towards the same desk each day. Desk booking systems are a (ridiculous) method of monitoring attendance so that management can pin point how many days people are attending the office. It’s actually bizarre how we are treated like children in some respects and expected to work autonomously in others.
We’ve also been told that although management appreciate the need from both sides to be flexible in the approach to work, to remember we don’t work asynchronously. Doesn’t even make sense!
It’s so frustrating! Ive been analysing my role over the last while and come to the conclusion that on a normal week I don’t NEED to be on site more than 1 day a week, in fact it is counter productive for me to be there more often as I get less done. There are some exceptions to this of course, but it’s going to be a factor in why I leave. I have no issue with intentional office attendance but this rubbish of being in for the sake of it winds me up!This! I can full do all aspects of my job from home but we have a mandatory amount of days we have to come in and if we're covering someones annual leave we have to come in for the full cover.
Yet during all the lockdowns we all worked and covered from home fine. It's baffling!
We also have to many staff for desks which means we have to have a rota for desks.
I'd happily wfh full time but no, they need to see me physically instead of paying attention to all the work I do...
BIB - What genius came up with that!This! I can full do all aspects of my job from home but we have a mandatory amount of days we have to come in and if we're covering someones annual leave we have to come in for the full cover.
Yet during all the lockdowns we all worked and covered from home fine. It's baffling!
We also have to many staff for desks which means we have to have a rota for desks.
I'd happily wfh full time but no, they need to see me physically instead of paying attention to all the work I do...
How much more evidence do you need?? Stevie Wonder can see it's a toxic environment. Get yourself out of there.I really think my manager is trying to push me out.
She’s disregarded every positive feedback I’ve received in the last few weeks and has categorically refused to give me any kind of positive word during the past two months.
This week, I spent hours preparing a birthday video/presentation for one out of colleagues. Everyone liked it but the manager wasn’t on the call.
I sent the presentation via group Teams to the birthday person. The manager comes along and puts a ‘love’ emoji reaction to the birthday person saying ‘thanks’ for the presentation but no reaction to the presentation I sent, not even half a like or anything when everyone else did.
I may be reading too much into this, but if you’re gonna react to the birthday person saying ‘thanks’ you can also acknowledge the coordinator right above in the same thread who actually put the effort into doing this. I didn’t do it to get a thanks, but I find the attitude of the manager to be highly dismissive when it’s her tradition in the first place.
I’m just venting. It is toxic but finding a new job is unfortunately not that speedy of a process. I wish it wereHow much more evidence do you need?? Stevie Wonder can see it's a toxic environment. Get yourself out of there.
we will all celebrate with you when you get out of there and tell them to eff off as you walk out on the last day.I’m just venting. It is toxic but finding a new job is unfortunately not that speedy of a process. I wish it were
Someone who came in every day during Covid so there would be 1 person with an "on site presence" and hates that wfh has become a thing!BIB - What genius came up with that!
I know the type...Someone who came in every day during Covid so there would be 1 person with an "on site presence" and hates that wfh has become a thing!
Yep exactly thatI know the type...
So Jane works three days in the office, and two wfh but when you cover for her holidays you have to do five days in the office regardless. Aaaargh.
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