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Meta updates RTO policy with stricter mandate, saying workers may lose their jobs if they don't show up 3 days a week (www.businessinsider.com)
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Meta updates RTO policy with stricter mandate, saying workers may lose their jobs if they don't show up 3 days a week::Meta, formerly known as Facebook, told employees that its new RTO policy would be enforced by management.

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[–] dhork 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being fully remote means Meta will not maintain desk space for such workers, who should not come to an office "more than 4 days every 2 months," Goler's memo said,

That's actually just as dumb, it means that if that remote worker comes to the Home Office they can't stay a full week. Even saying "more than 5 days every 3 months" makes more sense.

[–] Kinglink 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't have a problem with this. My office made this rule too, basically you chose hybrid, in person, or full remote. I went full remote. I don't have a desk at the office, but I'm not required to come in. When I go in there's hoteling offices, meaning I get an office to work, and theoretically if I went in for a week, I can leave my stuff there, but after that week, I take my stuff and go home.

4 days every two month is WAY too low to maintain an office for a person. Heck even 2 days a week is borderline. Companies want to reduce their floorplans, and that's reasonable if they allow full remote, as long as full remote means full remote. (not required to come in)

[–] dhork 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No, I have no problem with not maintaining an office for remote workers. But they are telling remote workers they can't be on site for more than 4 days in a span. That's the dumb part. It should have been 5 days, so that remote worker can get a whole working week at the company's office if they need it.

[–] Kinglink 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh I totally misunderstood/misread that. Sorry.

That's fucking dumb as shit, agreed. Then again that gives me an excuse to go home ASAP.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oof I feel bad 😳

I barely go in to mine once a month, yet have my own desk and stuff

[–] Kinglink 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't worry as long as your company isn't making you worry about it. I just personally chose full remote, but the people who chose hybrid have probably done as you say or less. And even when they do come in for "Collaboration days", they sit with us in a conference room.

I'm not going to make it an issue, but you'd fit in at my company. Then again we haven't (And may never have) a mandatory RTO.