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Originally posted by Sig2340:
I've telecommuted for the most part (save three years in the Pentagon and another at working a classified program) since 1993.

I've led geographically dispersed teams and do so today.

So long as the people get their assignments done on time and at an acceptable level of quality, I find zero issues with it.

Yeah, I'm with you. Bounce it off the applicable "metric" and decide what works for the situation.

I think a lot of it is the commercial real estate market was going to shit, and the lack of, at least perceived, control of employees.

Of course, the ball gargling opportunities must exist! that's funny right there

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
So I’m all for wfh, but there are caveats. Blanket handing it, nope. But if it’s a perk that’s earned and your work has a track record, then I’m all for it.

100% agree Prefontaine, do not hand WFH out to everyone. I never thought about earning the WFH privilege. I may change my policy after your post. My engineers will need to respond post haste if WFH will be an option for them.

Thanks!

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
I've telecommuted for the most part (save three years in the Pentagon and another at working a classified program) since 1993.

I've led geographically dispersed teams and do so today.

So long as the people get their assignments done on time and at an acceptable level of quality, I find zero issues with it.

Bingo! Before retiring, and long before Covid, I was working at home. I went into the office for meetings that benefitted/required from my direct presence, usually involving those in the C-suite. I was in IT Architecture and Planning and worked with people across the US. Even if I was in my office, I would be on Skype for 95% of meetings.

My observation after 41 years in IT: it is old school managers and control freaks that want to see people in the office. Good leaders can manage WFH employees.

I agree, wfh is fine for most hard working people.

I have spoken to counterparts about this and working form the office is important, I arrive before those I supervise and I am there till when I expect them to be there.

I am way more productive working from home. Two hours commute alone, but also the lack of distraction adds to working time.

My problem is I didn’t shut off when working from home. Go straight to work at 6:00 and wouldn’t stop I just walk away from work. After dinner or if I was bored I’d go back to work.id do this till going to sleep. When I leave the office drive home and hour. I turn it off. I don’t answer work emails in fact there are times first thing in the am I learn of an urgent task I didn’t see the night before.

Although now living in ATL driving into the city working on projects in Nashville remotely is stupid.