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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 88 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Same.

I have no kids. My employer just told us we had to be in the office 5 days a week now and I don't have time to do anything anymore. I lost a big chunk of my spare time and freedom and I just feel like burning the office down now.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 47 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Employer here. Look for an alternative offer to leverage. Tell both parties that home office guarantees in writing will have a lot of weight in your final decision.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 69 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Yeah that's what I've been trying to do. But nobody's hiring right now. Or they don't want to pay a decent salary.

Besides, they're already forcing us to wear a suit and tie. To be in a cubicle office as IT consultants. To communicate with each other via MS Teams...

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 25 points 6 days ago

But how else will your superior feel powerful?

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 22 points 6 days ago

This sounds like hell. I'm sorry to hear this.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

Right?? What kind of 90's office hell is this?

And this is coming from the founder who gave his company to his children but still hangs around to terrorize the employees with the threat of getting fired if they don't do as he says.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 3 points 5 days ago

Sounds bad. What skills are you looking to employ in which rough area?

[–] kiterios@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Employee here. If you need an alternative offer to get reasonable considerations from your employer, just take the alternative offer. The employer clearly doesn't respect you and your current leverage is just a short term tool until they start taking advantage of you again.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah I was assuming their employer wants to keep them. This is how you negotiate change. My employees are all 100% home office if they want and come in regularly by choice.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

Did they take your stapler?