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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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It amazes me the lengths people will go to and the discomfort/sacrifice of values people will endure for a corporate entity that sees them as nothing more than a satistic.
It's scary to draw a line and make a change for you but if you put in the effort, there is no shortage of other opportunities and one will always present itself in time.
Nothing like seeing friends lose their souls thinking they're stuck at a place because the security of familiarity even when familiarity is terrible outweighs the risks of taking action in their mind.
You get one life, and its going.. do it on your terms.