The pandemic has been nice to me. My very traditional employer with mandatory 40 hours on site became more flexible with working from home. This is required even though I'm salaried. To get an idea of the stupidity, we would need to regularly take conference calls at night on our time and we couldnt even count it towards our 40… Anyway, I immediately began embracing the change. I love how effective I can be from home and never have to see my coworkers. I also feel encouraged to work harder to finish early so I can do whatever with the remaining time rather than idle in the office. Its been great. Ive hit all my metrics and actually saved the company roughly $5M in improvements. The job is insanely easy in my opinion and being successful isnt that impressive. A lot of my coworkers on the other hand go in every day still. They complain about their work loads constantly. “Omg the sky is falling.” They feel as though by default that showing up to the office guarantees them favor with the bosses and proves their dedication. Meanwhile I show up 2 days a week…. I can tell they were all shocked when I was announced as being promoted. Its hilarious. To be fair, our results dont compare but you can tell they feel sleighted with their sense of entitlement. Nothing else matters to them beside showing up in person. Even if they come in an hour after me, take an hour+ lunch, sit on their phones at their desks, and leave first. Doesn't matter. Theyre working hard and will unironically complain about being overworked lol!
Anyway, Ive been riding this high for a while. Thought you guys would appreciate the story too. Screw going back to the office full time! 🙂