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Return-to-office orders look like a way for elite, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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I for one am sick of WFH. There I friggin said it. It's isolating, lonely, and never stops, because there's no divide between work and life. I'm sick of working 12 hours and barely even leaving the house. I miss learning from colleagues who are discussing things I'm not super familiar with, looking over their shoulder to learn more. I miss forming real actual bonds with colleagues and becoming friends with them once we've quit whatever shithole company we met at.
I know this is the minority opinion but I'm really sick of EVERY SINGLE DISCUSSION being about how management is just trying to control staff. Some of us actually want to be in an office and genuinely dislike WFH. I can make a genuine argument for more efficiency in office too, even including commute. Etc. This is all debatable, it's not just about commercial real estate values.
WFH crowd isn't trying to make you WFH
Work from office people are trying to force WFH people in
You're welcome to your opinion and no one is hating you for it, just leave us introverts alone
I'm an introvert too. Takes energy to socialize and I recharge sitting on my ass reading. Working on technical shit is easier when I can walk over to someone's desk and say "what is this, what happened here, did you consider such and such" etc. Trying to do that when everyone is remote is..suboptimal..
Then return to the office.
..that's what this thread is about and look at the response. Bunch of cave trolls here who are terrified of phone calls let alone going outside in public in the daytime and actually interacting with colleagues.
Have you considered that maybe there's a reason your coworkers don't want to talk to you?
https://lemmy.world/post/4139143
It's a generational thing. My colleagues in other firms say the same thing. I like gen Z overall but my god they suck at communicating. Not surprising for a generation raised on texting and TikTok etc. They're educated and capable but that's not worth much if you can't successfully share and explain your work.
Turns out communication is actually really important. I bet if Leibniz were around today he'd be in this thread telling me to go fuck myself too though.