Corporate Diaries 3: Cancelled: Working from Home
Rant on shutting down Work from Home policies
This is not a scheduled post but a rant. As finally I have been the subject of a Back to the office policy, I fail to see Why the little freedom a global epidemic actually granted us is now being taken away?
As the policy is presented a multitude of reasons are given to disgruntled employees - team work, building better face-to-face communication, I stopped paying attention afterwards. I see some reasoning behind client facing personnel being on deck, but why me? I send emails for a living! I have no client meetings and no other team members in the office - so Why, why do you need me to go there?
Saying goodbye to the sweet comforts of my home
After finally setting up a cozy desk with all the comforts the modern millennial working from home has spotted on Tick Tok - standing up desk, gadgets, back support for the desk chair etc., I now have to give up the pleasure of getting up half an hour before work, to get an hour ride in public transport twice a day. As you can tell, I am excilarated about it.
Why does getting back to the office hit so hard
The little freedom that working from home gave employees, had actually a big impact. I am not talking about the data and statistics on productivity, work life balance etc. I am suspicious of data surrounding the corporate world productivity. On a much smaller scale, for me personally it gave the feeling of control. As if I was suddenly given the authority to be responsible for doing my work without being supervised by a hawk. And don’t you even get me started on the two additional free hours that it came with.
I’ve aways managed to keep myself occupied in public transit - podcasts, books, eavsdropping, there is always something to do. But even if you occupy your mind, you can’t fully shake up the feeling of being of being in the rat race. Nowhere else do I feel it stronger than getting on the same bus stop, with the same people, at the same hour every day.
So that’s what I will miss most. The two extra hours I didn’t use while I had them.