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bubblicious | 4 years ago

this is only for those who have opted to not be fully remote.

those folks have a reserved physical desk / office space at which they will be required to go 3 days per week starting apr 4th. They may switch to fully remote but cannot keep a dedicated physical spot if they do so.

source: googler

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asd88|4 years ago

Microsoft is doing something similar where you can choose hybrid work or fully remote. Personally, I think, with hybrid work, fully remote workers will go back to being second class citizens at those companies if most people choose to go back to the office (even part time).

randomsilence|4 years ago

Which will lead to the remote workers changing companies. If there is no substantial advantage, those companies will become second class companies.

darkhorse222|4 years ago

Indeed. Be warned, remote devs. Ideally only be remote on a fully remote team. You don't want to be the one person excluded from the meeting in the hall.

mumblemumble|4 years ago

Perhaps even less than half. At my last job, only three of the ten people on my team were going into the office, and yet the rest of us were still perennially out of the loop.

That said, I don't think it has to be that way. Companies and teams do have the ability to choose their cultures and communication styles in an intentional way. It's just that very few actually do. And this is a situation where you absolutely do not want to accept the default configuration.

bpodgursky|4 years ago

Honestly that seems like a totally reasonable ask, assuming there are a reasonable number of flex desks for people who are nominally remote.

Cd00d|4 years ago

That's interesting because an outsourced recruiter contacted me recently about a Google role and very clearly needed to confirm that I would be able to return to an office one day a week.

I was confused why 1/5 was so much more powerful than 0/5. I sorta get 3/5 if you have a commitment to in-person culture. Anyway, the 1 per week doesn't at all line up with your more credible 3 per week.

itsangaris|4 years ago

does going remote impact one's salary?

ASinclair|4 years ago

Yes, it's based on where you work. Though you can work remote from the same city as your current office and have no pay difference.

908B64B197|4 years ago

From what I’ve been told it’s been pretty easy for some to negotiate no salary adjustment when going remote. It’s against HR “policy” but I know deals happened when someone was deemed a crucial contributor.

Rebelgecko|4 years ago

Depends. If you live near the office and still live near the office, no. If you've moved to a different area, potentially.