The Deuce: I have a doored office, since I come in every day...

My office just announced a 4 day/week RTW. My boss told us (dept ldrs) to ignore it. - ATL February 9, 2026, 10:38:14

Have literally never WFH except when I had COVID. - Illiniphil February 12, 2026, 8:29:45
- Right, and it makes perfect sense for you to not WFH - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 12, 2026, 8:33:57
  - This is me too. I'm required to go to an office building to then have virtual meetings all day* - deadpoolOG10 February 12, 2026, 8:40:22
    - Which is worse -doing that or being required to go to an office and hold in person meetings - Taz February 12, 2026, 18:53:45
Still 100% remote. * - MojoJojo February 12, 2026, 7:46:19
Headed to the office for the first time in 2026 (and since November 2025) - Dilbert February 11, 2026, 23:01:13
For those going in to office, are you in a cubicle on calls all day? - T Mac February 11, 2026, 22:23:48
- In a cube, not on calls very often. - EffinIllini February 12, 2026, 10:38:13
- I have a doored office, since I come in every day... - shua February 12, 2026, 7:37:46
- I have random days of stacked calls/meetings but it’s not the norm* - lcubed February 12, 2026, 7:14:04
- Open office.* - Carl Spackler February 11, 2026, 22:26:20
  - Same. Such a waste of productivity.* - ATL February 11, 2026, 22:33:19
    - *shrug* Works fine for me.* - Carl Spackler February 12, 2026, 6:31:26
      - Really depends on the job. Mine is 50% Teams/phone calls. Open office sucks for that.* - ATL February 12, 2026, 6:52:23
        
        Meetings are fine in an open office -- just mute when others are talking* - Quiz February 12, 2026, 18:55:36
        
        Yes, I think the lesson learned from COVID was not that everyone should WFH. - Carl Spackler February 12, 2026, 7:18:15
        
        Also, my team members are pretty new to our company and in house legal practice - ATL February 12, 2026, 7:24:44
I've have to observe the juxtaposition of this thread and the AI thread is amusing in an eerie way* - mg February 11, 2026, 18:02:18
I had to go in the office yesterday and today. - DiamondDazzle February 11, 2026, 16:09:38
Our "HR" person says if you work from home you must use PTO. - EffinIllini February 11, 2026, 11:45:58
- Yeah, then I'm not working. If I'm taking PTO, my work is your problem now. - tvillini February 11, 2026, 12:22:50
  - Agreed* - EffinIllini February 11, 2026, 12:40:31
- How TF they gonna make you use PTO when you're not even O* - Sammich February 11, 2026, 12:21:15
- I have heard about your work environment for nearly 30 years and have always thought... - Tuscy February 11, 2026, 12:17:20
  - There isn't. That's the problem. - EffinIllini February 11, 2026, 12:40:10
    - Do we know what you do? Because I'm curious now.* - complainant February 11, 2026, 16:04:39
      - I know(-ish)!* - gvibes February 11, 2026, 17:59:31
        
        *finger guns** - EffinIllini February 12, 2026, 10:33:48
4 days per week in office for us. Rumors of going back to full 5 in Spring * - MC February 11, 2026, 9:21:27
Doing our monthly in office day always reminds me why I hate this - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 11, 2026, 9:08:48
We dont have an office space anymore and couldn't afford one even if we wanted to - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 9, 2026, 13:06:30
We don’t have any in office requirement or really even guidance. - gvibes February 9, 2026, 11:35:36
How does Ride To Work differ from traditional carpooling? - complainant February 9, 2026, 11:12:47
I’ve been fully remote since Covid and my current company is distributed so there won’t be any RTO - snipes824 February 9, 2026, 11:10:34
- When I took over managing my team, I told them we have to come in all the same days - ATL February 9, 2026, 11:38:17
  - As long as there’s some flexibility when things come up, I think that’s the right model* - snipes824 February 9, 2026, 11:43:32
    - Yes, it was funny. My rule was, "let us know if you can't come in." Early on, my people thought they - ATL February 9, 2026, 13:11:59
the important thing is that people who've attained a certain level don't have to follow the rules* - Sammich February 9, 2026, 11:09:21
- Exactly. Keep the plebes in their place * - Jackie February 9, 2026, 13:03:30
we just implemented 2 days minimum. though I come in every day... - shua February 9, 2026, 11:06:52
I do finance for a small business that has always been remote (founded during COVID) - meanjeans February 9, 2026, 11:06:14
I can't keep doing this* - Sounder February 9, 2026, 11:06:10
3 days a week...though since we now have so many people coming in.. - KingTalkyTiki February 9, 2026, 11:04:47
3 days per week, upper mgmt is supposed to be in 4 per week. - GrandmotherPearlsJam February 9, 2026, 10:53:52
Our company policy is 6 days/month minimum (three strikes and you're out) - GMAW February 9, 2026, 10:46:56
- I think the firm requires 3 days/ week, but our group is more lax on it - Gene Parmesan February 9, 2026, 10:52:16
  - should be under the OP* - Gene Parmesan February 9, 2026, 10:52:56
Most of us have to work, you should too* - Chilango February 9, 2026, 10:41:37
- He said, posting on a message board at 10:41 AM* - VIV February 9, 2026, 10:50:50
  - See comment below.* - Chilango February 9, 2026, 11:32:02
- I'm much more productive when I don't have to shuttle between huddle rooms between every call* - ATL February 9, 2026, 10:49:14
  - I was joking about "return to work" rather than "return to office" - Chilango February 9, 2026, 10:50:37
change to 4 day work week and i'm in* - lcubed February 9, 2026, 10:39:25

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