Similar to many posts here I am the recipient along with others that we are bringing folks back to the office 2x week. It comes also with odd grandfathering policies for some remote work and flex. I have no clue how / if this will be formally tracked. I think it will be more line managers who care to monitor and setup in person meetings as a method to track (my own boss is one of them).
My question to you – I have a lot of individuals I will need to communicate this to – and it is not in my control to modify any of the policy.
I was thinking of how to tell them my view on this in a respectful way that lets them still choose how they come in the office to prevent attrition but also in understanding they have to choose how they want to comply and this is the policy above me.
I was thinking along the lines of “heres the policy and this is the company policy you are being asked to comply with. As your direct manager I do not have plans to require any of my meetings all on-site or will I be tracking your visits on-site until I am told otherwise. Everything will be offered hybrid or virtual that I lead with you.”
So I know we all wish it was a different policy and I can’t undo the policy – I would just love your view how you’d want a manager who sees right through it and agrees we should work wherever – to communicate it best I can to help keep the team engaged and understanding.