puppinstuff@puppinstuff@lemmy.ca

Replying to an earlier post

I can’t believe how much more I get done when I’m left alone and focused on the task at hand.

I don’t feel particularly isolated. Everybody is different but a once-week team chat and seasonal social lunches fill my cup.

Turns out when you can do errands and meet non-work friends for coffee as you please you don’t need to lean on your office family so much for connection and purpose.

m4ylame0wecm@m4ylame0wecm@lemmy.zip

Replying to an earlier post

Yeah not a problem at all for many. The ineffective remote workers are the same ones ineffective in the office, the ones on 15-minute side chats in the cube rows (loud of course) every hour. Great collaboration on the latest sportsball match, glad we were able to bring that back.

We actually have the recommendation too: oif you need to do something like sign for a package, let a contractor in for an hour to fix something, etc, then use a vacation day (with 2 weeks prior notice, of course). The flexibility goes both ways though, “can you do this quick thing Wednesday night”?now gets escalated to find approval for after hours work. Payroll/HR is not very flexible or responsive.

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Rooster326@Rooster326@programming.dev
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Replying to @⁨m4ylame0wecm@lemmy.zip⁩

Who TF is using up an entire PTO day so they can sign off on a package when they are literally already home?

It takes me longer to take a shit than it does to sign for a package.

And It definitely takes Debra in Product Management longer to get to the point than it does for me to let a plumber in, and out.

This honestly doesn’t sound like much flexibility at all. If you need time to take ahit - you use your 4 days of PTO. If the company needs time to take a shit on your head - you work late.