fzrcraig
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You sir, have a career in management!
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Return to office
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Yes, I do. Don’t forget to ship that box from shelf A7 today.
I love our marketing guys , if a launch is a success , it was awesome marketing. Steak dinners all around
If a launch tanks , well the sales team did not execute the plan . Steak dinners all around while we regroup for a plan sales dept can manage .
Marketing means never having to say your sorry .
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If a launch tanks , well the sales team did not execute the plan . Steak dinners all around while we regroup for a plan sales dept can manage .
Marketing means never having to say your sorry .
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fzrcraig
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And no, I don't want my ducts cleaned.
Ok. Back to work now.
justride
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I lived in the PATH for two weeks in 2012. It was weird then, but it’s weirder now. Here’s why
I lived in the PATH for two weeks in 2012. It was weird then, but it’s weirder now. Here’s why
Toronto’s expansive underground retail network was prime downtown real estate before the pandemic. Has hybrid work humbled it for good?
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ifiddles
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can't read without a sub...would've been an interesting read as i used to commute there daily back in my early-mid 20s...I lived in the PATH for two weeks in 2012. It was weird then, but it’s weirder now. Here’s why
I lived in the PATH for two weeks in 2012. It was weird then, but it’s weirder now. Here’s why
Toronto’s expansive underground retail network was prime downtown real estate before the pandemic. Has hybrid work humbled it for good?
wolfpack27616
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Same- was trying to find a non sub version and came across this one
It is. But then you have management that wants people in their seats because….insert reason here.
I personally feel it happening. The younger group are pushing hard against it, but it’s a losing battle. Less and less companies are offering full time WFH, and in my business very few even did WFH. Majority was ‘WFH but you’re the only one not showing up so it’s a bad look to management, but you keep working from home if you think it’s a good idea…’
When do companies ever care about their employees?
It's not all about the companies moving to return to the office. The core took a big hit with WFH. I am sure there is a lot of pressure from other companies (restaurants, shops, transit) on the municipal government to find a solution to their financial woes. This pressure then makes it's way to the large employers via back channels. A solution would be to convert the unused office space to residential, but the process for that would likely take a long time.
I can waste time just as well in the office as I can while at home. It just takes me less time on the road to do so.
If management needs butts in seats to gauge productivity then management has failed. There are ways to effectively gauge performance and make sure people are working that do not involve hawk eyeing your team. Sure it's not easy, and sure there are roles that can not WFH, but a lot of the reasons publicly given for the return to the office are weak. I'm a team lead for 9 now and I was a manager for 14 before.
Companies, good questions. Managers, different story. I do my best to be the **** deflector for my team.
WFH , really depends on your job . If your a data entry person or do payroll or paperwork that does not require a colllaborating effort you can do that anywhere . And to be fair you can spend hours on a phone or zoom , but there is a dynamic required for some jobs and the bouncing of ideas happens faster in a group. Inside sales is a perfect example that works better in a face to face group.
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Face-to-face collaboration is definitely the best for a lot of things. My company's official policy is that all members of a team should be physically located at the same site/office, but in practice that hasn't been true either before or after the pandemic. People are scattered everywhere. At least most of them are in roughly the same time zone in North America.
Mixed collaboration where some are physically present in the same room and others are calling in remotely really sucks. Anyone not in the same physical room is at a serious disadvantage. The speaker phones in the office are just terrible in terms of audio quality when compared to a good headset, and there is a lot of non-verbal communication that only the people in the room benefit from. It was noticeable before the pandemic, but it's really noticeable now.
IMO, totally remote collaboration is better than mixed collaboration. If you must deal with remote team members, then having everyone call in remotely is better than having half of them sit in a room huddled around a crappy speaker phone. This week I chose to work from home on a day that I normally would have worked in the office for this exact reason.
Mixed collaboration where some are physically present in the same room and others are calling in remotely really sucks. Anyone not in the same physical room is at a serious disadvantage. The speaker phones in the office are just terrible in terms of audio quality when compared to a good headset, and there is a lot of non-verbal communication that only the people in the room benefit from. It was noticeable before the pandemic, but it's really noticeable now.
IMO, totally remote collaboration is better than mixed collaboration. If you must deal with remote team members, then having everyone call in remotely is better than having half of them sit in a room huddled around a crappy speaker phone. This week I chose to work from home on a day that I normally would have worked in the office for this exact reason.
justride
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‘Remarkable resilience.’ Report finds Toronto commercial real estate thriving despite empty office towers
remarkable resilience ?
What a crap article.
TL: DR
Industrial rocking. Malls rocking as they get redeveloped. Office real estate in the crapper.
Mad Mike
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True you can waste time equally at home or in the office, but that's not the only consideration.
For WHF to be totally effective, the employee needs to be a sole contributor, has mastered their position, has easy-to-measure performance metrics, and is not looking to be upward n their career.
Anyone that is developing in their role, working in a team, performing leadership duties, or looking for career advancement will not be as successful or valuable in WFH.
Large companies, also have to deal with other things: Fairness - can't have some at home and others in the office; people and leadership development are slower for WFH, as are the cross pollination of skills, corporate navigation, and networking -- all needs of a business.
But I think the big one is productivity. Initially, WFH showed productivity improvements, particularly for big companies. Absenteeism went way down, and focus way up. I know a large employer that went from 14 absent days a year to 3 during the pandemic. WFH slowly drifted back to 14 days, and productivity is declining below pre-pandemic levels mostly because employees are taking considerably longer to develop in their roles.
My feeling is WFH will slowly disappear and office work will move back to the office over the next 3 years.
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