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Employers push for staff to return to the office after working from home as commercial property values plunge (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Had a manager go on about all the collab and help he got when starting out at the company and how important the connections are etc.

Someone else pointed out that if you can’t get help using MS teams then you have a problem. Plus it’s 2023 - no need to stuck to old ways of work.

When I’m in the office, I’m wearing headphones to try and block the noise from the random hot desking people from random parts of the business all talking loudly on teams calls. The business has multiple physical locations in various states hence the teams calls. There’s no chatting or “water cooler” talk.

I cannot work in these conditions nor do I want to spend 2 hours each way commuting to waste my day like this. It’s my personal hell.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

All the rubbish they quote about collaboration is based on no real evidence either, or at best "studies" by corporate linked institutes with an agenda.

They make up all sorts of reasons why they want us back in the office but the reality is pretty obvious - it's simply not necessary for many employees to be in the office at all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I feel this. I'm a software developer and my desk is placed right next to our validation team, and their benches are producing whirs, bings, and chimes pretty much all day. Its like I have my very own programming torture space to go to.