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<blockquote data-quote="BookBarbarian" data-source="post: 7977931" data-attributes="member: 6802553">My last job had an optional WFH day once a week, but you were judge for using it, and often assumed not to be working. There was even talk of having a camera on at your desk at all times while working from home as if that would somehow would make you more productive. These amongst other inane policies caused me to look for employment elsewhere. Of course now practically everyone there is WFH.I was fortunate enough to take a full time remote position at the end of January at a company that had been 50% WFH and 50% in office. It's now 95% WFH, but the transition was relatively easy for the rest of the company. Managers treat their employees like adults and wait for problems to arise before addressing them, instead of trying to address non-existent problems with draconian measures. To help with needs all employees got an additional 6 sick days and the sick policy was loosened to make dependent care a qualifier for using sick time instead of vacation. I know how lucky I am to work for reasonable people keeping clear heads right now.My condolences [USER=14159]@wingsandsword[/USER] for the idiots forcing these stupid policies on you and your coworkers but most especially for you father.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BookBarbarian, post: 7977931, member: 6802553"] My last job had an optional WFH day once a week, but you were judge for using it, and often assumed not to be working. There was even talk of having a camera on at your desk at all times while working from home as if that would somehow would make you more productive. These amongst other inane policies caused me to look for employment elsewhere. Of course now practically everyone there is WFH. I was fortunate enough to take a full time remote position at the end of January at a company that had been 50% WFH and 50% in office. It's now 95% WFH, but the transition was relatively easy for the rest of the company. Managers treat their employees like adults and wait for problems to arise before addressing them, instead of trying to address non-existent problems with draconian measures. To help with needs all employees got an additional 6 sick days and the sick policy was loosened to make dependent care a qualifier for using sick time instead of vacation. I know how lucky I am to work for reasonable people keeping clear heads right now. My condolences [USER=14159]@wingsandsword[/USER] for the idiots forcing these stupid policies on you and your coworkers but most especially for you father. [/QUOTE]

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