Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower (eu.usatoday.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My favorite quote:

While employees in the office might kill time messaging friends or flipping through TikTok, remote workers take advantage of being far from the watchful gaze of bosses to chip away at personal to-do lists or to goof off.

Nearly half of remote workers multitask on work calls or complete household chores like unloading the dishwasher or doing a load of laundry, according to the SurveyMonkey poll of 3,117 full-time workers in the U.S.

Oh noes, people actually doing things that are useful for their families instead of even more computer time.

It's insane that this is even considered strange or surprising. When I work from home, I take longer lunch breaks and I often stop working earlier, but I'm still three times as productive compared to sitting in an office.

At home, I actually get focused time to do something and think. At the office, this is extreamly difficult with all the distractions and noise constantly interrupting my train of thought.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When I used to work in office:

Wake up at 7am, get ready to go and take a 1 hour commute in, usually there by 9:00
Try to find parking, walk to office, morning break room coffee and chatter, usually settle in around 9:30
Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
Take 2 hour lunch around noon with multiple coworkers because why not
Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
Leave at 4 to try and avoid some traffic

Now that I work from home:

Wake up and hop online to work, usually settle in by 7:30am
No desk drive by interruptions
Eat at my desk during meetings or while simultaneously working
Sometimes start laundry or something during the day, but who cares?
Usually work later than 5

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Every time I get asked about going back into an office my response is "Why would you want me to be far less productive?"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To collaborate with the team, of course..

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My friend's job has hybrid RTO and it basically means half the team is still out when you're in the office so they still meet on Zoom/Teams, haha...what a waste

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Same here... we get one day in the office, I have tried to make the best of it but nobody cares, I find myself there with less than half the team to:

hop around until I get a desk where everything I need works
get interrupted by people not on my team all the time because why not say hi
get complaints because all my meetings are Teams anyway and everyone is mad they hear a crowd when I am not muted
Lose 45 mins of my life getting ready and another 1.5 in traffic (round trip) to work less in the office

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You are missing the best part, the highly increased chance of dying from the most dangerous form of modern day travel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I miss risking my life every day for a job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The other reality is that even with full RTO, in a position like mine, I'm working with groups spanning about 12hrs of time zones. I'm not seeing half the group anyway, so what's the point of going in when everyone is still taking the calls at their desks?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

So that we feel vindicated in actually owning your productive time. So that management can show they add value by watching you work.