Just got word from folks that still work at my old company that they’re going to be moving to a total WFH after the new year. We were WFH for over two years bc of the pandemic, and did a GREAT job at it. … then they went to a “hybrid model” where they required you to work from their new location one week a month. This new location required you to pay for parking ($50 a month!), and you couldn’t pay per week. Then they said “sharing passes isn’t allowed” – each team had a different week to work from the office, but they wanted to maximize the $ they were milking from their employees since they owned the parking structure.
I as well as ~ 20 other employees in the department left for other gigs bc of this. They lost a collective of centuries of experience and expertise because they decided to give into their boomer desire to work “hybrid”.
The reason the my finally decided to go remote is bc the management at the very top of the company finally told the boomer managers “we’re not giving you the option anymore. They’re going to work remotely. Period.”
Too bad it’s too late to hold onto all the talent they lost!