WFH in MA 2024 (to live in, office, commute)

[BostonMike7]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

I wonder if a few bad apples spoiled it for the bunch. Ones who were spending too much time doing "other" non work related things while at home and couldn't be reached in a timely manner so now everyone gets penalized by the in office mandates.

I think it’s just corporate C-level folks wanting to present an imagine of workers being present and engaged. I was at the main office a couple weeks ago and it was quiet with a lot of empty cubes from the hybrid WFHers, meanwhile the C-level guys were all present. I guess after weeks of them looking out o f their big office at empty cubes they just finally had enough. Apparently they would bring in important visitors and would frequently find it to be an empty building.

My office was never like that since it’s lab-centric, but everyone has to change.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I think it’s just corporate C-level folks wanting to present an imagine of workers being present and engaged. I was at the main office a couple weeks ago and it was quiet with a lot of empty cubes from the hybrid WFHers, meanwhile the C-level guys were all present. I guess after weeks of them looking out o f their big office at empty cubes they just finally had enough. Apparently they would bring in important visitors and would frequently find it to be an empty building.

My office was never like that since it’s lab-centric, but everyone has to change.

All about the optics for the big wigs!

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

All about the optics for the big wigs!

Optics are often important, for both shareholders and business itself.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Optics are often important, for both shareholders and business itself.

Optics are for folks who get paid big bucks to drink the kool aid and preach to the worker bees about company culture and teamwork!

[msRB311]

Yes something is wrong if you need people in the office 5 days a week to feel the culture.

[bostongymjunkie]

WFH is predicted to cost Boston over a billion dollars in tax revenue. Get ready to see property tax in increases.


https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/02/15...s-space-report

[newenglandgal123]

Boston makes list of top cities where a $100K salary is worth the least! No surprise there. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...ast-in-the-us/ Making $100K is like being poor in MA! Sad but true.

[yesmaybe]

https://www.boston.com/news/local-ne...1=hp_secondary

Fidelity doubling the forced amount of in office starting in September. Given the long lead time on this, this seems more of an attempt to get people to quit but I think they are serious.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by yesmaybe

https://www.boston.com/news/local-ne...1=hp_secondary

Fidelity doubling the forced amount of in office starting in September. Given the long lead time on this, this seems more of an attempt to get people to quit but I think they are serious.

A study released last month from research and consulting firm Gartner found that three specific types of employees are more likely to leave their companies when opportunities to work from home decrease: high-performing employees, millennials, and women.

[yesmaybe]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

A study released last month from research and consulting firm Gartner found that three specific types of employees are more likely to leave their companies when opportunities to work from home decrease: high-performing employees, millennials, and women.

Which is exactly why letting people WFH in the first place was such a bad idea.