There is absolutely nothing dumber - and more of a “failure” - than making people go into an office to talk on the phone all day to people in other countries and time zones. Most calls of which are not video calls, nor do most even need to be (as many video calls are ridiculously stupid - in what “in-person” environment is your f***ing face visible/watchable every millisecond of an entire meeting, plastered front and center along with everyone else’s face...)Remote work has failed this country.
Boomer
You’re goddamn right commute matters. Getting ready matters. All that sh*t matters.
If an employer forces one to go into an office - say f***ing bye bye to those 5:00AM calls with the India Team, 6:30AM calls with the Spain Team (nice little gap then to bring kids to daycare), late night Teams meetings/chats with a wonderful group colleagues in Australia, etc. And somehow working way less and not meeting w/ colleagues (because of the camaraderie or whatever bullsh*t that comes w/ sitting in a gray-ass cubicle, on the phone, with a modest amount of white noise to half-ass cover the sound of one’s voice) would make one more promotable!? Can’t make this sh*t up.