Young_gunner wrote: » all this is so spurious. relationships with work colleagues can be built perfectly fine online these days.i'm far more concerned with building a relationship with my 1 year old daughter who i get to see every day now. Work is work. and i'll work hard but i'm not gonna sit on a Dart for 2.5 hours a day for no reason.
caviardreams wrote: » Completely - you are more concerned with building a relationship with your daughter - of course, that makes 100% sense, but why should your employer care about that at the expense of their objectives e..g building strong, meaningful, personal relationships with customers? Flexibility works both ways, give and take.
C3PO wrote: » We are having a similar reaction from many of our staff, particularly the younger ones who tend to live in house shares and apartments.
caviardreams wrote: » One individual's productivity can't be looked at in isolation - somebody WFH full time may result in less knowledge transfer and reduce productivity of other colleagues for example. It could have knock on effects in terms of culture and values and team spirit which may affect some colleagues more than others. Also, how do you measure productivity when there is a significant relationship building component - meeting a client every month virtually may not build the same trust as face to face though in terms of contact time they may be recorded as the same, and productivity therefore measured as the same, but the impact may not be. I really think 1-2 days on-site working brings benefits that some may not want to admit.
Swindled wrote: » - and those who feed off the manipulation and political bullshyte that goes on in "offices".
Bambi wrote: » Surely you mean those play a vital role in coordinating efforts across teams One of the things that made me laugh is that, as soon as the WFH became obvious the cohort of office polticians in our place went into overtime treating internal comms tools like they were on ****ing Linkedin to keep promoting themselves to all and sundry
The_Honeybadger wrote: » What are peoples feelings on the remote hubs that are popping up everywhere? Three fairly good sized ones planned within a 20km radius of me, I’d be a bit sceptical that they’ll fill them tbh. Government pushing them like mad with grants so they obviously see them having a big role going forward. I can’t see myself using one but my office is relatively close by, if I had a long commute it may be a different story. Anybody here planning on working from one?
adocholiday wrote: » I am loving WFH, cutting out the commute has honestly been a complete life changer for me for so many reasons. I don't miss the office 'banter' or the politics, I can just do my job in peace. I'm more productive and I'm happier in my job with 100% WFH. All that said I have zero hope for the long term with regard to WFH. There are already some companies who said that they'd be supporting WFH post pandemic backtracking now. Lots of places starting to drag people in for 2-3 days but it'll start creeping up. Oh we just need you 1 extra day per week, just until the project is finished. But when the project is over the expectation will be that you're there that extra day all the time. A competitor company might win a contract because they have people on the ground, or they're more flexible with sending people to client site - so the management will say we need to get everyone back. It might take a few months but I feel that many will eventually end up back 5 days per week in the office. I also think there'll be a big political push to get people back to the cities. The wheels of the economy have to turn and you need people spending for that. Fuel, public transport, the morning coffee, lunch out, after work dinner/drinks, bit of clothes shopping the odd time. I've saved a fortune on all this in the last year. Maybe I have an overly pessimistic view of it all, but I have a feeling that there are too many vested interests against WFH and the happiness/wellness of the employee is the very bottom of the list when it comes to these decisions.
[Deleted User] wrote: » I think it’s great but I do miss going in to the office for a bit of social interaction. I’d be quite happy to go 2 days a week and 3 at home, I think that’s the best balance. As far as it being the future, I think so yes. I’ve just taken a new job and it’s fully remote with travel to office locations once a month or so. The other 4 I interviewed for this last 6-8 weeks for all offered a hybrid model, mostly 2/3 days a month in office.
Young_gunner wrote: » Hello everybody Just wondering what everyone's employer is doing now in relation to future working arrangements (assuming you can wfh). the Whitaker poll from NUI Galway showed almost one third of all time want to work remotely 100% of the time. Personally, having wfh'd since March 2020, I have seen the huge benefits of no stressful commutes - more productive, more time with family, just happier! That said, I am a home owner with a small office space (but does the trick) and have reliable broadband. I am not sure I can ever see myself commuting again. What are people's general thoughts on this? I believe many offices may have pressure from Senior Execs to get people back in the office.
Sunny Disposition wrote: » While it might be good news for some people in rural areas there will be problems too.https://clarechampion.ie/locals-getting-squeezed-out-in-north-clare-property-boom/ Here property is getting too dear for locals, at a time when there is a huge level of unemployment. What’ll it be like if there is a post pandemic boom in the wider economy? This is the beginning of the biggest change in population spread in living memory.
Jim2007 wrote: » Why, how will you justify the costs of bring people into the office for no good reason? It will be gone in one of the first cost cutting exercises.
ineedeuro wrote: » These towns and counties are dying, young people are moving out and going to cities. Remote working will regenerate a lot of villages and towns around the country. How anyone would think this is bad I have no idea.
Young_gunner wrote: » This is definitely a chance to breath life back into rural communities - I know of one cafe in Longford that’s never been busier, the whole town is buzzing with life
Sunny Disposition wrote: » It is overall a good thing, but there are issues. These are the challenges of the coming years and very different to what has come before.
ineedeuro wrote: » Sorry but I don't understand, it seems to be a case of finding a problem when their isn't one. People moving outside cities means towns/villages get regenerated. Suddenly local football teams have more & more kids playing in them. People can set up local business to provide for the new people. Vacant houses are taken up. The pressure on homelessness in major cities is taken off. Loads and loads more positives You will be hard to find negatives but I am sure some people will
Sunny Disposition wrote: » Well, it's in the article. People in the Lahinch area have had to leave because there is a shortage of property, their landlords are taking the opportunity to cash in, and there's nothing else in the area for them. Buying is also far more difficult for locals, who aren't as well paid as people working remotely for Dublin based companies. It's not that WFH isn't overall a good thing for rural areas, it definitely is, but it isn't without challenges, and it should be planned for. Surely that's not hard to understand. In fact it'd be amazing if a huge change in population patterns didn't come with challenges.
timmyntc wrote: » Nowhere is safe from the WFH gentrification
fits wrote: » If I am asked to go into office more than 2-3 days a week I’ll simply have to quit my job. No two ways about it.
fits wrote: » Remote working doesn’t work for younger people in house shares who need to learn from more senior people That said I would be happy to work remotely three to four days a week. It suits me and my family well.
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