z31maniac said:
And even with big tech companies like I work for, I suspect as things calm down next year, people who were "changed" to "permanent WFH positions" may not stay that way.
Yeah. Reading between the lines from our CEO, COO, and Chief Risk Officer, we're likely going to be WFH more often, but not 100%. Probably something like alternating M/W and T/Th.
I think though, we're going to see a LOT of empty office buildings or else buildings wherein the cubes are 4x the size they once were. Companies won't want to fill them 100% of the time, I think its shown that doesn't add much value.
I don't think my company will go permanent WFH, but I also don't see there being a strict schedule either. A day or so every couple of weeks. Or more depending on the needs of the project. Like towards the final push of getting a project out and being able to coordinate with coworkers in person would be helpful. I could also imagine not going into the office for a full day. Especially if I have meetings - which right now are all remote on Teams anyway and would be more effective for me to be at my desk at home rather than in phone room. Either way, being able to be more flexible with when I'd need to be in the office would make the commute easier to tolerate.
wae said:
Apropos to nothing.... I used to have that philosophy. Several years ago I had a bit of a shift and realized two things which gave me more satisfaction in my job and also helped my career advancement generally:
1. Every single employee, from the CEO to the guy refilling the paper towels in the john is in sales.
2. Every job function in every organization boils down to helping people.
I've heard that sales thing before. I disagree completely.I don't sell a damn thing. I know people in sales, and they operate their careers in a completely different manner than I do, mostly involving themselves in product knowledge and subtle manipulation based on personality types and organizational structures of their clients. They spend time talking to people face to face. A great day at work for me is not having to talk to anybody, because everything works.
Unless you mean selling my own brand. I view myself as a company of one, for which I am the CEO and only employee. I have one very demanding customer. It's my job to sell things so I maximize my own profit while minimizing my own stress and aggravation.
That's how I help people- if I'm doing my job, everything works.
In reply to Brett_Murphy (Forum Patrón) :
Might depend on the company. While my job is is to basically execute projects that have already been sold, part of that execution involves trying to get more work. So I always have my eyes and ears open for new project opportunities at existing clients and continuing to build on that relationship.
In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :
It might. I work in the insurance and financial sector. We have people who are supposed to sell things. I make sure they can actually do that.
Brett_Murphy (Forum Patrón) said:
In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :
It might. I work in the insurance and financial sector. We have people who are supposed to sell things. I make sure they can actually do that.
If you ensure the sales people can sell, then you help drive sales.
I do documentation for our software, being able to show great support and clean, concise, clear help centers is something the sales people can use when trying to land us new "labels." I help with sales, I'm a part of sales.
Janitor keeps the buildings and restrooms cleaned and maintained so clients have a good view of the company, he helps with sales.
But then again, you can call me Shirley as long as you keep depositing the paychecks twice a month.
