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Sep 19, 2024
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byujacob
INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL
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byujacob
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Working from home has been one of my biggest blessings of my life
SLC-Durham
11:09am
I work in the office but I have the flexibility to never miss any of my kids
BYUheaven
11:13am
Yep I work in office 100%. My office is 4 minutes from home and 2 minutes from
cougarfann888
11:18am
Most jobs should have a way of measuring output.
Madam Pattirini
11:14am
It really depends on the job. I believe most jobs benefit from being in office
cougarfann888
11:15am
I'm guessing you've never worked for the government.
greatbam
3:39pm
I worked for the government for a long time as a prosecutor and everything
cougarfann888
3:45pm
I guess I could understand that for your field but being in IT sadly can't say that I've really learned that much from..
greatbam
4:02pm
What's this on "obvious incentives to keep workers in a space other than homes"?
All-American
11:16am
like energy companies, cities economies based around huge workforce.
SLC-Durham
11:18am
Commercial real estate needs companies to rent their buildings, WFH cuts profits
BYUFootballisBack
11:18am
Ok but why would individual companies care about that? If they could save money
cougarfann888
11:21am
They dont he said the push back is coming from the commercial real estate people
BYUFootballisBack
11:23am
Exactly. One firm's profits are another's expenses.
All-American
11:23am
Because individual companies are still paying for the offices they are leasing.
ochobeeguy
11:27am
paying for the building, heating, cooling, water, etc
LeonMarek
11:28am
And will do so whether the employee shows up or not. So why does it matter?
All-American
11:35am
And these are massive companies with all of the data in the world to calculate t
Jay Rick
5:49pm
Many companies have spent and extraordinary amount of money on prime real estate
VACOUGFAN
11:20am
but that's just a sunk cost fallacy, and I doubt large companies like meta are
Jay Rick
5:53pm
Maybe not Zuk but there are plenty of middle managers sad to see empty offices.
VACOUGFAN
6:50pm
So you were inefficient in the office and you are no less efficient at home. Congrats. Nobody here is going to tell you
supertux
11:18am
I have worked in an office for 10 years and have multiple degrees.
SLC-Durham
12:02pm
umad bro?
Cougarclaw
12:24pm
He did post the ultimate whine thread.
Sid Vicious
2:15pm
Same for me. Way more productive and I'm able to help out my wife a lot more.
royal_blue
11:18am
CPA firm...works ok for line folks kicking out returns. It is really bad for
Fdnman
11:21am
Same situation, and I love it! But I do struggle with efficiency.
Tiburon
11:21am
yeah, but it has got to cause more stress on your parents.
Longseason
11:23am
You're commuting 9-10 hours per day?
2FarGone
11:23am
Weird they keep giving me promotions.
SLC-Durham
11:51am
And either Trump or Kamala is going to be president of the USA. Doesn't mean
BYUMizzou
12:47pm
I give people promotions all the time that I end up firing.
2FarGone
1:03pm
weird flex but ok. Maybe get better
SLC-Durham
1:06pm
not a flex at all
2FarGone
1:10pm
Amen. Same. Except for the diaper changing part as my kids are past that.
RockyBalboa
11:23am
I like working at home. I like working in the office. I HAAATE commuting
Clark Addison
11:24am
Working in the office is more fun if it's not busy.
Belboz
11:34am
This is correct
WDaddy
12:22pm
Yep, the big problem for me is the commute. 2 to 3 hours wasted each day.
Breaded Hamster
4:20pm
Working just 4 days a week, soon to be 3 days and 1 day for only virtual visits
Zoobieman
11:32am
Hard to be a work from home dentist. Guess I'll be that "disappear all day, eat dinner, and say goodnight" dad.
byujacob
11:40am
Bro, just use video chat
OldFogey
11:49am
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byujacob
12:10pm
Yeah but dentists also only work like 3 days a week so it balances out.
Mike Honcho
12:33pm
Maybe one day. I know you're not a surgeon but who knows maybe one day remote dentistry?
greatbam
3:48pm
Happy for you! All depends on the type of work you have and who you work for.
CougaRR4L
11:41am
9-10 hrs daily commute? I guess boardname really checks out.
ordinary tri guy
11:54am
My son has stomach flu today. I’m grateful to leave and be at work for that.
Magneto
11:54am
I'm interested in the math that you need DOUBLE to work from an office. I
ChinaFan
11:57am
Hes saying he values his current situation and it would take double to leave it
BYUFootballisBack
11:59am
but he inferred that he couldn't afford to do anything else, which probably is a
ChinaFan
12:06pm
Did not infer that.
SLC-Durham
12:10pm
Ill take hybrid. Everyday in the office sucks. Everyday at home also sucks
machete
11:59am
I WFH for 8 years but also with travel. It was a huge blessing.
gangbusters
12:01pm
The biggest issue with WFH
kapcreations
12:13pm
That’s great but you are making a great case for how WFH is less productive for
garyfan
12:15pm
Research has shown office workers work 2 hours and 23 min a day.
SLC-Durham
12:32pm
Cool. If that stat is your benchmark, then change all the diapers you want.
garyfan
1:01pm
What research if I may ask?
DJROSS
1:28pm
Research on companies that are going to lay off people who only work a few hours
Ojiisan
5:50pm
AMEN! Remove commute, lunches, etc. I'm WFH 12+ yrs & way more productive
Bar_None
12:19pm
I couldn't do WFH, period. I need the separation. And I love my family dearly.
Adwight
12:23pm
Sounds like your work isn’t getting 100% of you if you’re driving to school and
pink22
12:32pm
Google how many hrs the average office worker actually works.
SLC-Durham
12:36pm
It’s just crazy to me that you’re so brazenly admitting to not working during
Forest Green
12:46pm
I never said I work 2-3 hours a day. So hold your outrage.
SLC-Durham
1:00pm
It sure sounds like you’re happily comparing yourself to these 2-3 hr guys.
Forest Green
1:18pm
I am happy to compare myself to them because I work a lot more.
SLC-Durham
2:05pm
RE: It’s just crazy to me that you’re so brazenly admitting to not working
SausageKing
4:55pm
I’m not saying office people don’t waste time. But if I work down the hall and
pink22
12:49pm
Basically your argument is that you're justified in stealing time from your
BYUMizzou
12:49pm
I do not get paid by the hour. I am not stealing anything.
SLC-Durham
12:54pm
RE: I do not get paid by the hour. I am not stealing anything.
garyfan
1:07pm
I'm not sure what you are saying here
Northwest Cougar
1:00pm
No I have skills and experience that people value.
SLC-Durham
1:03pm
I think you need to do more work before considering yourself an expert on WFH
garyfan
1:09pm
says the guy with 40k CB posts. Get to work lazy bones.
SLC-Durham
1:12pm
RE: says the guy with 40k CB posts. Get to work lazy bones.
garyfan
1:16pm
Maybe if you in office guys weren't on CB all day you'd get something done
SLC-Durham
1:18pm
You make lots of unfounded assumptions when your ideas are challenged.
garyfan
1:26pm
Yeah I assumed you made all your posts is that wrong?
SLC-Durham
1:46pm
I’m starting to wonder if some employers allow WFH because they don’t want
garyfan
2:21pm
Pretty sure most of us here could change a diaper and play with kids.
JohnnyComeLately
1:21pm
It sounds like you could do the job of two people, and then your employer could
Jay Rick
5:27pm
My job just started requiring us to come into the office every other week…
provoprodigy
1:05pm
sounds like you don't do much "work" either at home or in office
bald man
1:28pm
People with hair get more done in shorter periods of time.
SLC-Durham
1:57pm
I just left a company I was at for 14 months.
whirl
1:33pm
That's a separate discussion than the OP though. That company you worked for
BYUMizzou
2:02pm
I agree with a lot of your post but for the sake of discussion — Dad’s being overly saturated in children’s lives is
Zach Morris
1:33pm
Amen and amen. I’ll never go back to full time in office. Need that flexibility
Lefty24
2:23pm
Wonder how many wives and possibly kids are like “Dad is around way too much”
pink22
4:00pm
lol full transparency sometimes too many cooks in the kitchen can be
Lefty24
6:20pm
Why not just work from India?
Pasadena
2:52pm
You sound like a guy who was recently a co-worker of mine. We'd been on a small team working remote for the past..
greatbam
4:09pm
That sounds great for you, but why should your employer pay you to "take your
Jay Rick
5:30pm
They choose to because i do my job. Strange concept.
SLC-Durham
5:37pm
You don't take 45 seconds to change a diaper. Your own post strongly suggests
Jay Rick
5:45pm
I know you’re just personally attacking me right now but I do have a question.
SLC-Durham
5:58pm
He didn’t personally attack you, yet you’ve been rude to several people in this
garyfan
6:04pm
I don’t care if people personally attack me. I wanted him to answer the question
SLC-Durham
6:21pm
RE: I don’t care if people personally attack me. I wanted him to answer
garyfan
6:30pm
This you after you spend time with your kids?
SLC-Durham
6:47pm
RE: This you after you spend time with your kids?
garyfan
7:08pm
Oh yeah if my kids looked like that I’d be at work all day too.
SLC-Durham
7:32pm
I answered it. Below. And my only reference to diapers was in a list of things
Jay Rick
6:55pm
I have no idea if the average office worker puts in 3-4 hours of work per day.
Jay Rick
6:07pm
I think he’s grasping at that as a way to make his point. I don’t think workers
pink22
6:14pm
It’s called google
SLC-Durham
6:18pm
You're ridiculous if you think that employers actually expect every single minute worked to be productively used..
greatbam
6:47pm
I am an employer, and I agree. But I don't expect employees to waste several
Jay Rick
6:52pm
Lololol someone's a little sensitive
machete
6:23pm
My neighbor did WFH for a RO (results only) company out of Lehi and
Lefty24
6:23pm
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