Work from where?

One of the phenomenon I faced as a consultant and trainer is COVID and it's aftermath of Working From Home and Hybrid Work. I am no scientist, and I am now alarmed with the number of scientific theories by non-scientists, Leaders/HR/Managers/Team members etc. mainly from my sphere of connections i.e. Software Industry.

I will start with my few observations without a comment and then let me add my biased opinions !!

Note: These thoughts will shape some of the content in my book "The Plunge"

Observations, not in any priority order

1. We realised many things can be done from home, no need for a space including but no limited to coding
2. Less traffic because of WFH, and the opposite when we least expected. Looks like everyone is going back to office
3. Some abuse the flexibility WFH bought them, and some organizations abused the working hour/style as people are anyway at home
4. Sitting for a session of 8 hours with adequate break now is tiring and looks like we have been sitting forever
5. Sometimes, I don't have the motivation to stand the whole day while training..so I find a way to sit and run the session
6. Travel feels like liberating and suffocating on the same day
7. If on call and home, we are shabbily dressed most times
8. Most will be off the camera on call, and have a valid reason
9. Posts on Social Media, mainly LinkedIn have increased. Everyone has a life lesson to share and everyone is a leader of something
10. Travelling to an exotic location is easier than travelling one day per week to office
11. Ask me to RTO, I will search for a new job
12. Ask us about hike, we pretend deaf, and hire someone else at 2x the pay once you leave
13. Working from office is the time for socialization, you know humans are social animals
14. We will have events to celebrate if you are in office
15. Our main attraction for top talent is, work from anywhere
16. I will ask for an in-person class, but 30 minutes before the session start will demand a zoom link as there is an emergency

My Biased Opinions - Mostly Questions, even I don't have a valid answer!!

1. In the era of social media, where everyone is happy and a leader, where are the sober ones and the followers?
2. A developer or tester who are immersed in their code for more than 80% time, do they really need to travel few hours everyday?
3. Most times RTO is a commercial consideration for cabs, cafetaria, the rent/lease spent
4. Most Individual Contributors hate HR more now !! The rules of WFH and RTO are crazy, stifling and sometime meaningless when you ask people to be at office for "sometime"
5. Organizations are more confused on what works than the employees

That's it for this edition !! See you all soon...