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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
For the last 15 years of my career, I was allowed to work at home. I considered it a very significant benefit, and I was more effective and more efficient than most workers who worked in the office. Whenever someone called me, I answered the call on the first ring and I was available 24/7 to do almost anything. They would never get a voicemail that I was "away from my desk". If they needed me in the office, I could be there within 30 minutes.
I am confused by the recent news reports that some employees are refusing to come into the office to work. Really? If I was an employer, and I wanted my employees to work in the office, I would demand it, or they would be fired immediately. What is going on? I don't get it. Can someone please explain to me how an employee can tell their employer that they refuse to come into the office?
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I’ve been working remotely for almost 20 years. I now work from out of state so coming on site would be impossible but if I did still live locally, I would quit before going on site as would several others. In the current job market, we are not easily replaceable so I don’t see it ever happening. That is effectively what remote workers are doing. They are saying no, if that’s what you want, I’m out of here. Find someone else. Nothing wrong with that. If an employee doesn’t stand up for what they want, they will never get it. If it’s that important to the employer and they can find someone with the same job skills, they can foolishly let skill and experience slip through their fingers and they will rue the day they had to have their own way.