Nokia - NI - Return to Office

I can't imagine going back to work just to appease our CEO's townhall meeting. So Employee's mental health is not important, productivity is not important, but gathering in large numbers for this Organization after spending hours in bay area traffic is very very important. What nonsense! #Nokia Sent: Monday, August 29, 2022 10:02 PM Subject: Return to office - 3 days a week Importance: High Hi All, Many people have been coming into the office 3+ days a week and are enjoying the building and the social events planned. Thanks to everyone who comes in regularly and make the office a lively place to work in! For those who have preferred not to come in that often, while there are arguments to be made for working from home, we are missing you and would like to see you back in the office more regularly. Take advantage of the flexibility of hybrid working to avoid bad commute times or days where you have to stay home, while still being productive. If you haven’t heard it already, let me say it again: the new office is awesome! There are many benefits to coming into this place – whiteboarding, hallway discussions, coffee chats, gym, lunches ($15 allowance three times per week) and plenty of cool events from team presentations (Sip&Learn sessions that each group in the building will do in turn) to sports and games tournaments, etc. By not being present regularly, we create an invitation to take away dedicated cube spaces… which we do not want. This is our new home, and we want to keep it that way! Last but not least, Pekka, our CEO, is among us (on the 3rd floor) for the coming months. We really want to impress him by showing our forces at work (to that extent, please attend ‘his’ townhall this coming Wednesday on the 4th floor at 2 pm). For the next 3 months, I would strongly encourage everyone to come in at least 3 days a week. Please experiment the office! We will reevaluate around Thanksgiving if things need to be adjusted!