Will Netflix top line revenue take a hit with Fed employees having to go back onsite for work?
OT: Fed Employees impact
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They need to go back to work. They work for "We the People".
I think federal workers should generally have some time in the office, but does OP think nobody else has at least a hybrid schedule? I don’t know of many people who are in the office every day.
I’m a contractor who works with a lot of feds who work from home. And they do a lot of work, they’re strongly productive for “we the people.”
I work remotely and so does most of the 7K employees tied to my company. While not tied to the government, we are extremely successful while working remote. Now, I am sure some of the government employees need to be back in the office, but to make that statement, sheesh.
No OP has no clue how other companies work. I own 3 companies and people show up to work every day.
Can “in the office” also mean “in the field?” In my line of work (construction) it’s impossible for anybody in my company to work from home
I'm speaking of Government employees, not contractors. Don't want to show up, find another job. We could cut the government employees by half, and be just as productive. Our government is entirely too bloated.
People get so damn touchy about this subject. It’s hilarious to watch
There's way more nuance to this than it appears on the surface level. You're talking about a myriad of sectors that can easily be just as, if not more, effective at their positions while working from home. I get the sentiment, but the application of such a blanket decree doesn't seem very pragmatic. I would have taken a much more analytical approach.
I work in recruiting for a big government contractor. We haven’t hired fully remote in years. Most roles have a pretty even hybrid split even for TS/SCI (3-4 days onsite). Intel community is fully onsite. We haven’t really noticed a change. Besides candidates being more willing to go onsite full time.
And my comment was focused on the feds I work with, not my fellow contractors (though we get the job done and then some, too).
based on responses I shouldn’t see any impact to top line revenue. Things should be status quo.
WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!?!?
Let’s say an employee reviews 10 cases a day. Employee is working at home and has a Dr appt. They review 2 cases before appt. Take leave and come back to work 4 more. You got 6 cases reviewed that day. Same employee working in office just takes the whole day off. You got zero cases worked by that employee.
Saturday we’re offering overtime to help review cases. A lot more people will work if they save time having to drive in and home. You got more cases reviewed because of work at home.
I think hybrid is the best option to offer flexibility and get the most work completed. I don’t think that many people will be quitting, but I guess we shall see.
Saturday we’re offering overtime to help review cases. A lot more people will work if they save time having to drive in and home. You got more cases reviewed because of work at home.
I think hybrid is the best option to offer flexibility and get the most work completed. I don’t think that many people will be quitting, but I guess we shall see.
Yep. So sorry yall have to actually go to work
There are a lot of nuisances here. Some employees are on telework agreements and work from home 1-3 days per week (or did anyway) but whose “duty station” if a government office of some sort. Then there are truly remote staff whose duty station is their home. There are also situations where people’s “office” may be listed as thier home but they actually work from thier car etc (often because offices were closed to cut costs). It is not clear how the EO will apply to these different situations.
I think generally speaking work from home typically means 1 of 2 things - either they are more productive at home or abuse the situation. I tend to believe that those that abuse the situation likely didn’t do much in the office either.
I think generally speaking work from home typically means 1 of 2 things - either they are more productive at home or abuse the situation. I tend to believe that those that abuse the situation likely didn’t do much in the office either.
OP up in here posting about “lazy” remote workers while he’s posted/commented/reacted 6 times on TI during normal business hours.
I think this is the point. They know a number won’t go back so there is that many they don’t have to replace.
Probably because some people like to pretend that nobody who does any work that isn’t exactly the same as theirs is actually working.
It's just really dumb to make a broad mandate. Why not let each department actually do a more stringent performance review for their employees working from home to see if they are productive enough?
The mandate is just virtue signaling, just like Gulf of America and Mt McKinley.
The mandate is just virtue signaling, just like Gulf of America and Mt McKinley.
Hitting all time highs after hours off earnings.
Not sure there are currently a lot of federal construction workers working from home. But if your work is mostly using a computer and talking to people, then you can, at least, work from home.
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Ummm. You are OP
Impossible for me to work from home but my best friend works remote about 3 days per month. She still gets everything done from home on those days and appreciates the flexibility on those days. I think it improves morale. The truth is most people screw around at the office for half the day or are in meetings that could be done through Zoom. They take more than an hour for lunch. It makes people happier to have some remote work. A happy employee is usually a good employee.
I have also found that 4 day work weeks enhance productivity. Still work your 40 but having Friday off attracts a lot of very good employees. Just my observation.
I have also found that 4 day work weeks enhance productivity. Still work your 40 but having Friday off attracts a lot of very good employees. Just my observation.
So because your employees come to the office every day, it means lots of people don’t work hybrid or fully remote? What kind of businesses are these?
I don’t know how other business operate. I have an international sourcing business. I have an apparel company. I have a manufacturing business. I dont know all things. I know when I work from home I get distracted even with as much responsibility that I assume. But I guess 99.9% of the population could be better workers than myself. Why does everybody get so defensive. I don’t care if you go to work physically or work from home. My question is will there be an impact on Netflix top line revenue. Nobody is answering the question. Everybody gets so damn sensitive.
i know state employees who work 60 hours a week for **** pay. I think most the bloat is found in military contracts. Remember when we were paying 200 dollars for a hammer in the 80s?
oh wait we can't possibly audit the pentagon
Thank you. I was about to respond as well. My agency has had our most productive years in history (by far) since we began working from home.
Feds have always been working. There is no "back" to work. This is an absolutely uninformed take.
Nobody works harder, cares more or takes more pride in working "for the people" than federal employees. Period.
People take the entire day off for a doctor’s appointment?
I don't believe there are a huge number of people who pay for Netflix only to watch while they work from home. I would expect zero impact.
I have two friends (married couple) that are optometrists and see virtual patients daily for the VA.
If they're forced to go back, the husband will need to go to Albuquerque or Long Beach, she would need to go to Cleveland or Dayton. And yea, I get I'm biased because they're my friends, but with what they're doing, it seems more productive to do virtual meetings from home. If they're in the office, they're still doing virtual meetings with people across the country at various VA locations, so in some situations going back to the office simply does not make any sense at all.
If they're forced to go back, the husband will need to go to Albuquerque or Long Beach, she would need to go to Cleveland or Dayton. And yea, I get I'm biased because they're my friends, but with what they're doing, it seems more productive to do virtual meetings from home. If they're in the office, they're still doing virtual meetings with people across the country at various VA locations, so in some situations going back to the office simply does not make any sense at all.
I don’t understand the hatred for WFH jobs. If you hire the right people, they will get the job done no matter where they are. I’ve been WFH 2 days a week and in the field 3 days for the last few years and can’t see myself going back to an office job.