MTN, Vodacom, ad Cell C remote working policies

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Back to the office or work-from-home — Mobile operators' remote work policies

South Africa's Covid–19 restrictions ended on 22 June 2022, but mobile network operators MTN and Vodacom have kept their hybrid work policies in effect.

On the other hand, Cell C re-introduced in-office work policies towards the end of 2021 and said it enabled better integration and collaboration between teams.
 
The biggest issue I have, for people working from home (not just these people), is that there is never a manager available to speak to, and the message never gets past on. I have had this issue with numerous companies other the last few years...

Not to mention kids or dogs going ballistic in the background...
 
The biggest issue I have, for people working from home (not just these people), is that there is never a manager available to speak to, and the message never gets past on. I have had this issue with numerous companies other the last few years...
So it predates 2020 then.

Not to mention kids or dogs going ballistic in the background...
How is that practically different to the typical open office environment?
 
Wasn't Cell C a failing company anyway? This policy will presumably help them along the way towards their ultimate demise.
 
“Employees at the Waterfall Campus have all returned to the office,” said Mashaba.


“This has enabled better integration and collaboration (...)"

:ROFL:

I keep hearing about this magic C-word at my workplace too.

So far "collaboration" seems to be the phenomena of people who don't do their work, idly walking around, and interrupting and distracting the people who are trying to do their work.
 
Ive just flat out ignored back to office requests xD
I'm probably going to be in trouble eventually. But I dont think I'm going back hehe
 
So it predates 2020 then.


How is that practically different to the typical open office environment?
Nope not at all just gotten a lot worst...

I don't know what call centers you are calling to experience that... Shame poor you...
 
The biggest issue I have, for people working from home (not just these people), is that there is never a manager available to speak to, and the message never gets past on. I have had this issue with numerous companies other the last few years...

Not to mention kids or dogs going ballistic in the background...
ok, boomer...
 
Any company forcing staff to go back to the office after successfully operating during the covid period is doomed imho! Collaboration is BS and does not exist - you have productive staff requiring very little management interaction and then the dead wood - that will not change. Companies are loosing experienced staff to international companies who are offering better salaries, benefits and home working options and local companies will simply not be able to keep their employees if they do not wake up to the new normal. Measure people on what they contribute or deliver and not by the amount of hours they spend at their desk.
 
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