There are a lot of news articles about “back to the office”, but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let’s provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible.
I would like my work computer to do Windows updates lightning quick in the office. It currently takes weeks, in or out of the office. Stopping in for a day makes no difference, so there is no point. Now, if there was a point, I would go in.
What would get you in the office?
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- Commute as part of working hours.
- Reliable public transit, with the monthly pass paid by work.
- Salary increase of at least 15%.
I feel all of these are relatively realistic and achievable by my workplace except for reliable public transit which is out of their hands. Thankfully they’re still remote first though there have been a few indications that this might change.
Nothing. Quality of life of working from home cannot be replicated. Or the office would have to be in my street, which is pretty unrealistic
Wait you guys are allowed to work remote full time?
- More money
- A very short commute (like 10-15 minutes walking max)
- A shorter working day, like 6 hours.
- 200k min salary (I’m currently paid 5 figures)
- 4 hour workdays
- 4 day workweek
And this is the single most important piece
let me go home when I’m done with my work
Honestly, a much much higher salary. There are lots of things I’m going to have to deal with if I were to go back to the office; namely heavy traffic, transportation expenses, added stress, clothes (I mean, I’d have to use office-appropriate clothes whereas nowadays I have to be presentable only when I have meetings), food, waking up and preparing earlier than usual (sometimes up to 3 hours earlier!) and getting home late which gives me less free time, etc.
They’re going to have to offer a really lucrative salary for me to even consider returning to the office.
A higher salary would be of help to cover additional expeses related to coming to the office.
However, we also need a nice office to come to that needs to be as comfy as the one home.
You know what? I never even thought about that. I agree 100%. That’s gonna be a tall order for companies, though. I mean, different people probably have different requirements to be comfortable.
That’s why the whole open office and/or cubicle farm office needs to die. Yes, it will take more investment, but go back to everyone actually having their own small office that they can make their own and make comfortable. This isn’t hard.
Not to disagree with your sentiment, but the economics of space and construction costs would be a hard sell here. Plus, many managers don’t think employees deserve comfort and privacy thus the push to return to the office.
The office being within a 30 second walk of my home
32 hr work week, a dedicated office with a door and all my Mac peripherals, a big pay increase, and benefits to cover child care.
I moved during the pandemic when we were all remote. But let’s pretend I went back to the office near where I used to live.
I would expect it to be an inviting, colorful environment. Put effort into decorating . Give me an office with windows, and a door. Not a gray cube and off-white walls that feels like I’m going to die in it. Other incentives like a guaranteed parking spot would be fantastic. Maybe provide lunch. I think Google at least used to provide a great office environment.
I would also want more money because transportation is very expensive now. And it takes time. That’s less time with my kids and to handle chores properly. Often cost saving chores.
inviting, colorful environment. Put effort into decorating . Give me an office with windows, and a door.
Very true. The work office would need to at least match my home office.
more money
Hiring help to handle the extra I have gotten used to doing would be important.
A few things that would help:
A 4 day work week with both ends of the day brought in to maybe 10-4 (sorry didnt mean 10-3). Things like going to the bank require me to either run during my lunch break or do it on a day off. 4x10-4 means i have a day and edges of days to do tasks i can’t do on the weekend.
Unlimited PTO. If my tasks are done and I’m paid a salary there is no reason i need to sit around doing nothing. If more work is expected then I’d expect more compensation.
And lastly mandatory cost of living connected to inflation every year. My last job started during the pandemic. In 2 years the effective inflation rate was 15% and yet i was only given 3% over that time while getting good marks on my reviews. That means in that time i was paid a crazy amount less my last day than my first. I dont care about the actual number of dollars I’m paid but I’d like to buy the same number of eggs mext year as this year if I’m expected to do the same amount of work. This shouldn’t be thought of as a bonus, but rather keeping my level of compensation matched woth my level of expectations for my job.
What job do you have that 4x10-3 would be a reasonable option? Coming from someone who works 5x6a-6p (though this week it’s been more like 6a-8p) those hours seem like a fairytale.
That’s more like part-time honestly, doesn’t make any sense. But your hours are intense. I did that 50/60 hours a week years ago, I’ll never do that again. I’m at 35 now and considering asking for a 4 day 32 hours schedule next year. And I WFH full time. I’m done organizing my life around work.
Yeah, part of it is that I’m in a medical field and still in school. Unfortunately my hours are going to get worse with internship/residency before they get better. Even still, 4x10-3 would never (honestly could never) happen in my field.
Oh I see. I’m sorry, you guys in medical really have it fucking hard. Hang in there, and best of luck!
mmmmm i think all my boss would have to do is get on their hands and knees and suck me off to completion in front of god and everyone
that’d get me back in the office for at least 20 minutes or so
I think we need to defederate from hexbear…
lmao if jokes are too much for you then yeah by all means
i def didn’t ask to see your whiny puritanism
you don’t need to ask for annoyed reactions after being annoying…
again, hearing a lot of whining when you could just fuck off instead and not have to see my comment anymore
I’ll have to see other similar ones in the future while casually reading normal comments… it’s not about you specifically.
yes and i have to see an unending deluge of unbearable liberalism at all times.
i have to believe you’ll learn to cope with the jokes. i believe in you! but if you’re not capable, i’ll pray for your sake that they roll out the ability to block instances
Nice try, Susan from HR!
Given “lots more money” is prevalent in the responses, I hope Susan in HR is reading this.
Back to the office? In my country almost nobody left the office, even when the pandemic was at its peak lol.
