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Post by jennifercw on Jun 24, 2021 23:00:21 GMT
My office is still officially closed. We were all working remotely at the start of the pandemic. After several months staff was able to come and go as needed and according to our personal comfort level. It was not difficult to do my job from home and I was being very cautious regarding COVID so my plan was to return as soon as I was fully vaccinated. But then my husband's aorta dissected and I needed to take care of him after emergency open heart surgery... So today was my first full workday back in the office since March 12, 2020. I've stopped in a few other times to pick something up or do a specific task - but this is the first time I've stayed all day. It felt very strange!
There is talk we may continue a hybrid schedule indefinitely but nothing has been decided for sure. I only work part time, so my pre-pandemic hours were 9-2 Monday - Thursday. For now I'm back in the office 1-2 days/week. When things get back to "normal" I'd love to do 2 days in the office and 2 days at home if that option is offered to me. There are things I really like about working from home but I do miss my colleagues and once the office is fully open there are things that will be easier to do (or need to be done) there.
My DD just graduated from college and started a new job (marketing/ad agency) - she only has to be in the office on Tuesdays/Thursdays. She's not sure if that will change or is just the new permanent schedule.
Has your office and/or personal work schedule changed permanently as a result of the pandemic?
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Post by tracylynn on Jun 24, 2021 23:15:22 GMT
We are still WFH till the end of the year. I'll likely do a 3/2 hybrid at that time. Preferably 3 at home, but I'm a manager so that may dictate me in the office a more than 2 days a week. We'll see.
I work more hours now for sure.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 24, 2021 23:21:06 GMT
I’m not working as many hours, so my pay has been impacted. My job cannot be done from home, so I’ve been back a year as of yesterday. My job changed in that some duties disappeared (mostly due to a merger) and I picked up different duties due to fewer employees. I was really happy to go back and interact with my co-workers. I missed the social aspect.
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 25, 2021 11:52:11 GMT
DD's job changed permanently. She will work from home M & F, when they return to the office in September. jennifercw How is your DH's recovery going? |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 25, 2021 11:54:51 GMT
We gave up our lease and will be working from home indefinitely.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 25, 2021 12:00:44 GMT
I've been working 7-4 pm instead of 8-5 and I will continue with this change. My office is going hybrid. 2 days in the office beginning labor day. I'm really cool with that. I do feel like there are benefits to working from home and benefits to being in the office. So I think this is a good balance for me. The only thing that bothers me a little about it, is that my boss has asked if we can decided the month before which days we'll be working in office for the month following. He's asked us for flexibility according to his meeting schedule. On the one hand, I hate that it's not going to be predictable and set on which days we'll be working. On the other hand, I really don't want to sit in a cubicle next to him and listen to him on TEAMs Meetings all day either. So working around his meeting schedule will probably benefit us. Our team of 3 wants to make sure we come into the office on the same days.
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Post by rickmer on Jun 25, 2021 12:01:54 GMT
i started a new job last week (YAY!). my understanding is this job likely would have been a combo of in office/wfh as i support a national account with dozens of locations across canada.
when i interviewed, they stated it was 100% working remotely, even post-pandemic and was i"okay with that?". i am thrilled!!!
i do miss social aspect BUT do not miss public transit, flying out the door, and/or traffic & parking. grabbing food on the go, lunches out, having to wear clothes that don't have an elastic waistband.... so i will take a pass on chit chatting and bday cake to save money and time and work from home!
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jun 25, 2021 12:07:53 GMT
So they haven't explicitly told us what's happening other than we won't be in the office full time. I'm hearing I'm not going back until October. They're looking at a week in, a week at home. I've heard as many as 3 weeks home/one week in the office. My current team, VP on down do not want to return at all. However I interviewed for a promotion and I think that team is all about in the office. So I'm torn  |
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Post by Fidget on Jun 25, 2021 12:15:00 GMT
I work in healthcare - finance end so the facility I'm in is completely business related with no patients in the building. We are still WFH for the most part, there are some things I cannot do from home and I've been considered essential and able to go to the office throughout the pandemic. I typically go in once or twice a week.
Leadership is deciding on our return to work plan, it sounds like we will be WFH for the most part and they may take away our individual work space and designate "hotel" cubes for us in the event we need to go in. Final decisions are pending.
I do find co-workers who now seem to find it an inconvenience to go to the office and we simply need to sometimes..
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Post by bianca42 on Jun 25, 2021 12:22:10 GMT
We have about half of the office staff WFH. There has been no decision when we go back.
There is someone temporarily in my office because his area of the building is very people-heavy. So, if I do go in for a day I have to find an empty office to sit in.
I'm working the same hours although as the IT person, I get text messages from customer service folks who have computer issues as early as 6:30am. So, some of them are clearly flexing their hours.
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Post by fruitysuet on Jun 25, 2021 12:53:46 GMT
Yes, biggest change is that I am on a new contract (same employer) which is London based - and I am not - so my new contract shows me as home based. I work flexibly to fit around the work deadlines I need to do, which is great as, at the moment, I have a lot of correspondence, appointments etc relating to divorce, selling current home and buying new home.
So I may work until midnight one day but then do quite a bit of personal stuff the next day in work hours. As long as I get things done when they need to be done, my managers are happy.
I love the extra hour in bed in the morning, not having to deal with rush hour traffic and being too tired when I get home only to have to start cooking again. I do somewhat miss being in the office, but I miss more the team meetings (I work in the H&S team and the other members have always been geographically distant from my base anyway).
My DD on the other hand has been back in her office full time now for a month or so, socially distanced desks. She's happy as she is now able to start building relationships - she had only been in the job for 3 weeks before the pandemic and been furloughed for many months.
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Post by busy on Jun 25, 2021 13:19:30 GMT
I already worked from home, so nothing had changed for me. But my company did have two offices and about 40% of the company worked at one or the other. Fairly early in the pandemic, we decided to become a remote-first company, so no one has to be based in an office anymore. We gave up our leases on both offices and they increased our co-working stipend for those who would like to have that option.
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 25, 2021 13:30:07 GMT
Start the end of July, I will be on a hybrid schedule with 1-2 days in the office each week. Those that are on the 3-4 schedule started back this week I believe. I appreciate the flexibility because it's allowing me to dog/house sit for my mom for a few weeks out of town, but I do look forward to seeing faces in person again.
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Post by Zee on Jun 25, 2021 14:42:41 GMT
Not mine but my DH is still working from home. They are talking of going back to the office and there are some people in his office, but the commute in that traffic is awful and he can do what he needs to do from here. He's hoping that he can continue on like this forever. And I really like having him here. 😊
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 25, 2021 14:58:55 GMT
Not really.. at the beginning we (and I should say not everyone since this is a prison) some (like me) were working three days a week, 10 hour days and 10 hours were considered paid on-call, but I was never called in but paid (normal hours usually M-F 8 hours). Then we went to four 10 hour days, then about a month ago back to normal M-F 8 hour days.
We did get an message from the governor saying specifically for Dept of Corrections that they are considering more flex time for those who can do that. Obviously not the officers. But Corrections have always been so against flex time for anyone, even those like me, when it doesn't matter when/where I do my work, I was shocked to see this memo. So that said, maybe in the future we will be able to flex time at least. I doubt they will let anyone work from home but at least we can have some kind of flex time to help with appointments and stuff like that.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 25, 2021 15:06:50 GMT
My BFF has a great schedule.. she can either 1. Work full time at the office 2. Work full time at home or 3. a combo of both. She opted for the combo 3 days at the office and 2 days at home (personally I would have done 2 days office/3 days home..lol) She does though have to keep her hours about the same since she is in finance... She can move it around an hour or two if needed.
That's what I would wish for, but don't think I will ever see that happen.
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Post by disneypal on Jun 25, 2021 15:07:12 GMT
Yes - we only work 2 days in the office now and we rotate in order to minimize the number of people in the office at any given time. For example: I work in the office Wed and Fri and another co-worker is in on Tue and Thu. All meetings are on Microsoft Teams or Zoom. At first we were told that was a "phase in" to return to work but it has been that way for 2 months now and recently I was notified that there are no plans to change it and we'd remain working in office 2 days and at home 3 days/week. So far, it has worked out well.
Two of my friends had their offices close and they are 100% teleworking now - saves the company rent money/utilities/etc
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Post by Jamie on Jun 25, 2021 15:10:13 GMT
We are in a "summer of transition". Still doing what we want pretty much, but would like to have things back to more of a normal by labor day. This week I did 2 days in the office, but will be doing Tues-Thurs in office and M/F at home. Each partner (work for an accounting firm) has their own idea what they want their employees to do. Mine has said many times that our team has proved that we can work from home, and honestly I think we get more done at home as we don't have all the interruptions of people in and out of your office. I do miss seeing everyone every day, but am so glad that come winter if weather is bad I won't feel like I have to go in and can just work at home.
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Post by anniebeth24 on Jun 25, 2021 15:45:50 GMT
I already worked from home, so nothing had changed for me. But my company did have two offices and about 40% of the company worked at one or the other. Fairly early in the pandemic, we decided to become a remote-first company, so no one has to be based in an office anymore. We gave up our leases on both offices and they increased our co-working stipend for those who would like to have that option. A co-working stipend is an interesting concept. How does it work? A flat fee or percentage of pay? |
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Post by busy on Jun 25, 2021 15:54:22 GMT
I already worked from home, so nothing had changed for me. But my company did have two offices and about 40% of the company worked at one or the other. Fairly early in the pandemic, we decided to become a remote-first company, so no one has to be based in an office anymore. We gave up our leases on both offices and they increased our co-working stipend for those who would like to have that option. A co-working stipend is an interesting concept. How does it work? A flat fee or percentage of pay? It’s a flat amount monthly - reimbursement, so not taxable. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 15:54:49 GMT
I've always been WFH on a contract basis. It's coming to an end soon so I'll replace it with another eventually. DH's office is exploring more remote options, giving us the chance to move if they will allow him to WFH more. Some of the work sites he has to visit are closer to where we want to move than they are to the office. Working from home would allow him to visit them more and develop new clients in that area.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 25, 2021 15:55:22 GMT
Not really - my job (and my company) was already mostly remote. I guess it is going even more remote as no one is required to come back in.
I’m hoping to return to the office like 1 day per week as it is a brand new high rise with 360 views of the bay and in a neat neighborhood- I miss it.
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Post by mikewozowski on Jun 25, 2021 16:39:13 GMT
my daughter started back last week. they are 60% in office, 40% home. this does not have to be accomplished weekly, so you could have 6 days in office, 4 days out.
i think this is a decent option, though, since they have been doing work from home for over a year, the in office time isn't really necessary.
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Post by jennifercw on Jun 25, 2021 18:30:25 GMT
DD's job changed permanently. She will work from home M & F, when they return to the office in September. jennifercw How is your DH's recovery going? There are some odd things going on here and there but all things considered, he seems to be doing well. Thanks so much for asking! Dealing with insurance and (some) providers has been frustrating though. Our (USA) health care system is so very broken. |
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Post by Anita on Jun 25, 2021 20:32:04 GMT
My company decided to keep WFH permanently. They will reopen the office in September if anyone wants to return (and some of the engineers will have to be in occasionally), but they opted not to get a fancy new office they were originally intending to before the pandemic. So I'm thrilled that we never have to return to an office.
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Post by bunnyhug on Jun 25, 2021 21:02:28 GMT
It did change ... and then I decided about three weeks ago that it wasn't fun anymore, so 2.5 weeks ago I resigned/retired ... and now my schedule is whatever I want it to be!
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Post by jayfab on Jun 25, 2021 23:10:19 GMT
Yes. I was wfh 2 days a week, sometimes more prior working 7-3. We are transitioning back to the office July 1 but were given the option of full time office, full time home or part home and office. I chose full time home and hours are a really flexible now. We had a quiet room because some jerk liked complete silence in the room while working so I'm really glad to be fully from home.
We do have the option to go into the office, we just need to reserve a "hotel desk" for the day. There will be a lot of them since tons decided to wfh.
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Post by Merge on Jun 25, 2021 23:19:39 GMT
I wonder, if a lot of people will still be working from home, if we could also shorten the time that kids are in school each day - especially the younger ones. There's no reason we need to start at 7:20 each day except that people need to drop their kids off and go to work. Teachers could still report the full day and have the planning time we actually need to do our jobs. We could stop being the world's babysitters.
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Post by katlady on Jun 26, 2021 1:28:00 GMT
I wonder, if a lot of people will still be working from home, if we could also shorten the time that kids are in school each day - especially the younger ones. There's no reason we need to start at 7:20 each day except that people need to drop their kids off and go to work. Teachers could still report the full day and have the planning time we actually need to do our jobs. We could stop being the world's babysitters. Aren’t students required to have so many hours of school per year? Wouldn’t shortening the school day just increase the number of school days? |
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Post by Merge on Jun 26, 2021 1:46:14 GMT
I wonder, if a lot of people will still be working from home, if we could also shorten the time that kids are in school each day - especially the younger ones. There's no reason we need to start at 7:20 each day except that people need to drop their kids off and go to work. Teachers could still report the full day and have the planning time we actually need to do our jobs. We could stop being the world's babysitters. Aren’t students required to have so many hours of school per year? Wouldn’t shortening the school day just increase the number of school days? Yes, the state would have to acknowledge that we’ve passed the point of diminishing returns on adding time to the school day/year in terms of educational gains. It’s a pipe dream, I know. But the reality is that we spend a lot of time warehousing kids whose brains have taken in all the learning they can manage for one day. |
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