Had a class recently on telecommuting. Now keep in mind we were sent home to work for a year. We were made to keep logs of our activities each day and account for our time. Upon our return those that couldn't telecommute harassed us for weeks over us getting to stay at home while they “actually worked”… (we were working but i digress)
They held a class that outlined the new and improved rules for telecommuting and it included a few slides on how caring for your children (or elder care) while telecommuting was not allowed.
Last year it was perfectly fine, so long as you were still productive.
The next few power point slides detailed how if you work from home you must be MORE productive than in the office and your telecommuting contract can be canceled with no notice. You know you get a call that says you are expected in the office in 30 minutes… literally. Outrageous!
So basically if they randomly decided to bring you back they don't have to give notice, you must be twice as productive AND your kids had better not be there. Oh and you have to have an “acceptable” office space and your computer had to meet their requirements. They won't even issue a laptop. There was something about breaks too but I was pissed by that time and quit paying attention to the speaker.
They literally made telecommuting impossible for the few that could do it.
I didn't even enjoy telecommuting because I was so Isolated. But damn they made it even more obnoxious. Who literally gives a shit if you can get your work done and your kids are home? Why does it matter if you have to be home for an elderly parent if you can get your work done? And pray tell why do you have to keep up with breaks if you are already “more productive”? I know a lady who had a Covid-19 positive test but no symptoms and her job could have been telecommute with no issue. They denied her saying it wasn't appropriate. So she had to burn two weeks of sick time. Completely unacceptable.
I'm so over all of this.