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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
To chime on the WFH angle. I was at Suncor for over a decade and worked downtown Calgary for the majority of that time. I didn't really realize it but the time I spent commuting, walking to the bathroom, going for coffee etc, was so unproductive and costly.
So when we started working from home (covid) it was a game changer for me. No time or money spent on commuting, no random coffee breaks with someone even though I just had a coffee. And then theres the work life balance. Throw a load of laundry in, have the slow cooker going, see my kid go to school and come home from school. It was amazing.
Then ol Rich Krueger came in as CEO, started letting people go, implemented a hybrid schedule (minimum 3 days a week in the office) and just right back to that old school business model. As soon as he announced the hybrid, I knew it was a matter of time before it was just 100% back to the office. I also knew that was no longer for me.
So while my co-workers and even my boss silently complained, actively did less work, and just generally accepted their misery; I decided it was time to look elsewhere.
Took a little while but got a job outside of O&G that is 90% WFH, and 10% travel to various site locations. Felt like winning the lottery. I've had more than a few Suncor colleagues reach out asking if my current company is hiring etc.
I know WFH may not be for everyone, but I didn't even know that was a thing until covid, and now I just cant see me ever going back to an office setting.
Point is, once you know what works for you just do that. You dont owe any company or employer anything, they have no loyalty to you whatsoever, you are employee # 498626 and thats it.
Now if you're self-employed, thats a different ball game I'm sure.
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Again, on the WFH, I still think people need to take a wee step back about extolling it's unlimited virtues.
Its a more nuanced issue than that.
Look at the demographics of this board.
Largely:
- Experienced
- Educated
- Homeowners
- With families
What if you're the 23 year old kid that just graduates? You never see your co-workers in person, never hit the pub?
You don't own your own home and you've got an apartment with unruly roommates who come home at all hours.
For the middle-aged, experienced worker with his own home and family, sure WFH seems like a god-send.
But it isnt for everyone.
That person has their own office, their own home, gets to see their children off-to and home-from school. Its a wonderous experience!
But at one point we make a great deal of our social connections through work? Whats going to be the knock-on effect of removing that?
I'm not saying WFH is bad, not at all, I'm just saying that lets not Canonize it's Sainthood until the real dirt has shaken out.