Corona and the work from home movement.
People need to be very careful hoping the U.S. goes to a permanent work from home culture.
TL;DR: Careful wishing. WFH is going to possibly lead to 50-60 hour work weeks with no OT and no pay increases. It could also spur law changes leading to the 777: Be ready at 7; sign off at 7; all 7 days; with availability 24/7.
I think the real argument going on in the U.S. is whether the 40 hr workweek needs to be re-evaluated. Initial panic: If they can’t see you and demand you do more than what they hired you for, their long term game is screwed.
But, in the end, the worker will get screwed no matter what.
This leads to meetings with “strategists” and HR. Before you know it, lobbyists are influencing congress to roll back OT, FMLA, etc. leading to the 777: Report at 7; sign off at 7; all 7 days...and be available 24/7.
Frankly, I’d go in for 3 days a week or just let me WFH 4, come in one.
This is a slippery slope WFH. Employers will eventually want you to work at all hours and they’ll probably add a lot more assignments to your plate knowing that you have all the time in the world to get it done at home.. No commute? That’s 2 more hours for the company. They forget that’s before 8 all of a sudden it’s work time. So I think a lot of people should be really careful about getting permanent WFH. Doing some kind of hybrid system to just remind the boss that you are a person hired to do 40 hours worth of work not 90 hours worth of work because they’ll expect you to juggle being home while working all the time.
Personally, I see the idea of OT being a thing of the past for WFH. Instead of 40 hour weeks, why not 50 or 60 since there are no commutes, no lunch runs, no rush home to family needs. Ah, but no pay increases, they’ve been “generous” allowing you to WFH.
Careful.
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