Permanent WFH as an option

Amazon
AWS-Engr

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AWS-Engr
Jul 17, 2020 538 Comments

Has anyone thought of bringing this up with their manager / higher-ups? Being in tech, the only supplies you really need to get work done is a laptop. So I just wanted to get some feedback if anyone has thought of having this conversation with their manager.

Curious to hear from other jobs as well.

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  • Trying to time the moment right for this, right now too many people with kids going mad at home and want to go back to office, it might trigger my manager in a wrong way.
    Jul 17, 2020 18
    • EA / Product
      wut?!

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      wut?!
      Jackall, Isn’t kids physically going back to school fairly equivalent to adults physically going back to an office?

      FWIW, I agree with google. Flexibility is key, different strokes for different folks is a slogan to live by.
      Jul 19, 2020
    • Adobe
      jackall

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      jackall
      It is. Am just saying that's when we can get to full productivity.
      Jul 19, 2020
  • Ford
    Henry Ford

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    Henry Ford
    I pray too many people will get used to wfh by EOY and will ask not to come back
    Jul 17, 2020 7
    • New / Mgmt
      PinkCoat

      New Mgmt

      PinkCoat
      I know it's true because I'm a VP. Most managers are leeches. WFH makes it way easier to tell who the leeches are.
      Jul 18, 2020
    • Connexity
      fWzK06

      Connexity

      fWzK06
      @vUEH82 JPMorgan Chase , what is the one place? Genuinely curious to learn more.
      Jul 19, 2020
  • Google
    bbbbbbbbx

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    bbbbbbbbx
    I can't wait for a two tiered system to evolve where people like me who go back to the office can significantly increase their influence and promotability through real face interactions, while the rest of the world toils along in WFH mode and fuels my advances!
    Jul 18, 2020 13
  • Your job could be replaced by Indian engineer who is 3 times cheaper
    Jul 18, 2020 13
  • I personally don’t see the appeal of working from home. I’m less productive, less active, and feel the effects of less social interaction. If you have a family, are differently abled, or live far from the office, I get it. If you don’t, I just see it as an excuse so you can roll out of bed one minute before you have to go to work.
    Jul 18, 2020 3
    • Convoy
      XWIF21

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      XWIF21
      Nah, I stay in bed while I work.
      Jul 18, 2020
    • You say that like it’s a bad thing. When most people commute, they waste time and natural resources. I get that some people use that time as a ritual to “get in the zone”, but one can do that by meditating, without having to physically move. Enjoy the bliss...
      Jul 19, 2020