Forced back to the office?

[bwana]

Many South African employers are trying to get their employees back to the office. What would you do if your employer ended working from home, and demanded you return to the office full time?

 

[Sinbad]

Would immediately start looking for alternatives.

 

[dualmeister]

Forced back since 1 Sept 2020.
It is nice to take a break from the couch though

 

[PhireSide]

While it wouldn't be ideal, working from home has been a privilege and my original work contract states that my place of work is our campus. I would happily return to the office if asked.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Go back to the office I reckon, that R350 unemployment grant isn't gonna pay the bills

 

[RedViking]

Other : just working at the beach for a bit.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

sometimes negotiation works, sometimes it backfires spectacularly.

 

[PhireSide]

Other : just working at the beach for a bit.

I think your laptop battery is dead

 

[ShaunSA]

How are they forcing you back if you have a choice?

 

[cobusv]

i would return to the office, be nice for a change

 

[RedViking]

I think your laptop battery is dead

Dammit, realised that I never actually work.

 

[RedViking]

i would return to the office, be nice for a change

You can change at home.

 

[saor]

I don't understand the issue. Most people worked from an office all the time. If the company wants you back at the office - then go?

 

[LCBXX]

I don't understand the issue. Most people worked from an office all the time. If the company wants you back at the office - then go?

Exactly!

Forcing employees to return to work is not the same as forcing anyone to get Covid vaccinated.

 

[charlieharper]

I don't understand the issue. Most people worked from an office all the time. If the company wants you back at the office - then go?

Yes, but if companies managed to operate just fine over the past 2 years with their staff working remotely, why does it have to change back?

For most cases I can see it being way more beneficial and profitable for both the employees and employer (make the office smaller, no more travel subsidies, etc).

 

[The_Ogre]

Our office does not exist anymore - well, at least not our CT branch and not a **** am I going to move to Centurion where our head office, servers, etc are.

Our company did not renew the lease of our CT branch and told us we will work from home for good.

So I will resign.

A silly thing they put in our new contracts was that we are not allow to work from other provinces. I do not know what the logic behind that decision was.

 

[RunningFromFat]

Never left in the first place

 

[maumau]

Would go back and hope to go back to full salary.

 

[ShaunSA]

Yes, but if companies managed to operate just fine over the past 2 years with their staff working remotely, why does it have to change back?

For most cases I can see it being way more beneficial and profitable for both the employees and employer (make the office smaller, no more travel subsidies, etc).

No if's or but's. You work for the company. They don't work for you.

 

[1am7h30n3]

They told me to go back to the office, I went back to the office. I hate it here.

Must look into finding a different job with work from home options.

There are some aspects of my job that need to be done at the office, but that was never a problem during work from home time, would arrange to come in and get it done.

Today is a typical work day, I came in and worked on my PC, I said hi to my boss and co-workers, no face to face communication related to work, and yet they insist we work at the office...