I’ve been at my job now close to a decade. I’ve just liked the people the environment and I still do (to a degree) but it’s becoming less and less.
My boss is a boomer and he does not like anything that has to do with remote or hybrid so when we did it during covid he was adamant like once this slows down everyone comes back into the office.
Well during the remote/hybrid time I was way more productive. So when I had to come back to the office, noises, constant distractions (throw some ADD in there) means I’m way less productive. I tell him things distract me, nothing changes.
But my boss will sit there and say what will help us make things easier?! so we tell him (even just like logistics around the office and at one point mentioned hybrid again) and he’s oh well no we can’t do that AND he gets mad because I’m less productive. Like what gives.
At one point I had a meeting and he said there wouldn’t be remote hybrid ever so if I found a job that did he’d miss me. So you’re telling me you’d rather lose a long term employee than work with them?! I don’t get it.
Help me understand this? Is it a generation thing? (I’m a millennial)
This is more of a vent post I guess. Please don’t say just get another job, I am looking but I’ve got to take other things into consideration too.
TLDR boss wants to help but then doesn’t like what we (support staff) say.