When working from home is toxic
morgan.zoemp.be
When working from home is toxic
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Re: When working from home is toxic
#2You know what we need? Something that is the equivalent of a blue check mark for remote workers.
The check mark would mean that this worker has a home office setup that meets or exceeds standards for remote work. The certification process can be handled by a neutral third party.
The standards would be stringent, a laptop on on some corner desk wouldn’t quality. You must have a room with a door that can be closed IMO. Maybe there can be tiers though.
Edit: I don’t get the downvotes, does this comment really lower the level of discourse, or do people just hate this idea so much?
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Re: When working from home is toxic
#4You know what we need? Something that is the equivalent of a blue check mark for remote workers. The check mark would mean that this worker has a home office setup that meets or exceeds standards for remote work. The certification process can be handled by a neutral third party. The standards would be stringent, a laptop on on some corner desk wouldn’t quality. You must have a room with a door that can be closed IMO.…
I actually agree with you. I don't think it needs to be strictly enforced. I think most people just don't realize how terrible their WFH setup is; they don't give it a moment's thought.
I've observed that they either feel they can't change it, or they put up with distractions, or they don't worry about setting boundaries, or the equipment is subpar compared to the office.
Having a checklist would at least get people to think for a moment.
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#5You know what we need? Something that is the equivalent of a blue check mark for remote workers. The check mark would mean that this worker has a home office setup that meets or exceeds standards for remote work. The certification process can be handled by a neutral third party. The standards would be stringent, a laptop on on some corner desk wouldn’t quality. You must have a room with a door that can be closed IMO.…
What’s the benefit of this?
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#6You know what we need? Something that is the equivalent of a blue check mark for remote workers. The check mark would mean that this worker has a home office setup that meets or exceeds standards for remote work. The certification process can be handled by a neutral third party. The standards would be stringent, a laptop on on some corner desk wouldn’t quality. You must have a room with a door that can be closed IMO.…
Of course, we need to gatekeep access to WFH opportunities. This is going to fix things.
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#7You know what we need? Something that is the equivalent of a blue check mark for remote workers. The check mark would mean that this worker has a home office setup that meets or exceeds standards for remote work. The certification process can be handled by a neutral third party. The standards would be stringent, a laptop on on some corner desk wouldn’t quality. You must have a room with a door that can be closed IMO.…
I can't tell if this is serious.
If you are serious, what's stopping me from renting a space for 1 hour, getting the check mark and going back home to my slum?
Or fixing up my place, getting rid of kids toys, getting the check mark, then letting things go back to before?
Seriously though, if you can't do your job, your manager should be able to figure it out.
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#8I would be interested in a poll on WFH attitudes that just looked at home office vs work office setups. How many people have a primary motivation of a crappy home office?
Re: When working from home is toxic
#9You know what we need? Something that is the equivalent of a blue check mark for remote workers. The check mark would mean that this worker has a home office setup that meets or exceeds standards for remote work. The certification process can be handled by a neutral third party. The standards would be stringent, a laptop on on some corner desk wouldn’t quality. You must have a room with a door that can be closed IMO.…
I can't tell if this is serious. If you are serious, what's stopping me from renting a space for 1 hour, getting the check mark and going back home to my slum? Or fixing up my place, getting rid of kids toys, getting the check mark, then letting things go back to before? Seriously though, if you can't do your job, your manager should be able to figure it out.
It could be trivial to do an express “recertification” by recording a video of your workspace once in a while, after you’ve done the full certification.
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#10I've been seeing lots of candidates trying to get at job at my current employer because we allow remote work. People are willing to forego their faang compensations.