problem right here is in the title of this article... "asked to return to the office" there should be no asked about it.... an employer directs policy not asks , "can you please come to the office 3 days a week"
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Apple Employees Asked to Return to Offices for Three Days a Week Starting in September
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Yeah, your the U.K. Thank God we got our independence. Worry about your face to face with Scotland.
yes, I would. lmao. Anyone who complains about working there is beyond spoiled rotten.
Didn't you realize by now that Americans are a herd that needs to be micromanaged? That's why the majority of responses here are like that. People can't work independently and watch Netflix instead of working, as it's obvious from the responses.
There's a big difference between being a teacher and being an engineer. Teachers need to return to schools. Engineers don't have to be in a noisy office to be able to be productive.
think of it this way......if you could do your job better in a different environment, why wouldn't you advocate for it? While your professions necessitate being onsite, many jobs are not that way so why be adamant about having to be in the office?
Productivity goes up because when you finish your work from home, you have options other than staring at a fluorescent light and watching the clock.
#1 More sleep.
#2 Less travel.
#3 Save Money
#4 Fresh Food - Control the fridge
#5 Control the thermostat (comfort)
#6 Control the hygiene (no public restroom).
Not to mention I have been such a big part of my 3 small kids lives. I can flex out and drive one to ABA therapy, or another to speech therapy. Help with home schooling. My cell phone is on me and the e-mails will be there in 15 minutes when I get back. I can have lunch with my family daily. I have lost weight, lowered blood pressure. It took us 6 months, but my government agency absolutely perfected working from home. We've done it all from hire to retire, train to discipline.
It's like a dystopian future thinking about 5:30-6:00a.m. alarm clocks. That means earlier bed time, more caffeine needed. 2 hours in the car. Gas is $4 a gallon. Oh man, need to iron the work clothes. That takes time too. If it can be done remotely by any means, that should be the default. It should need to be absolutely verifiably essential to make someone risk their lives on the interstate for the privilege of an office full of random interruptions.
#1 More sleep.
#2 Less travel.
#3 Save Money
#4 Fresh Food - Control the fridge
#5 Control the thermostat (comfort)
#6 Control the hygiene (no public restroom).
Not to mention I have been such a big part of my 3 small kids lives. I can flex out and drive one to ABA therapy, or another to speech therapy. Help with home schooling. My cell phone is on me and the e-mails will be there in 15 minutes when I get back. I can have lunch with my family daily. I have lost weight, lowered blood pressure. It took us 6 months, but my government agency absolutely perfected working from home. We've done it all from hire to retire, train to discipline.
It's like a dystopian future thinking about 5:30-6:00a.m. alarm clocks. That means earlier bed time, more caffeine needed. 2 hours in the car. Gas is $4 a gallon. Oh man, need to iron the work clothes. That takes time too. If it can be done remotely by any means, that should be the default. It should need to be absolutely verifiably essential to make someone risk their lives on the interstate for the privilege of an office full of random interruptions.
Same. Went back to work last August for three days a week. Then worked from home again when the surge hit. Now we’ve been back full time since March. Everything’s fine.
Have you actually worked there? No offense, but this sounds a little like a fanboy wish.
Back in my industry days, before I joined a university for teaching and doing research, I worked a lot with (not for) Apple, including visits in Cupertino. There are much better jobs out there. A couple of my computer science students joined Apple for their thesis or after they graduated. Most left again, as it didn’t live up to what they expected from that dream of working for Apple. The same can be said for Microsoft or Google. People who never experienced it have these high expectations, because they’re fans of the products and then reality strikes.
I took advantage of the situation and made my job permanently from home. I asked my boss 2 months after this all started if I could move back to my home town where the cost of living is substantially cheaper, and he said yes! I’ll never be going back to an office at this job. Fortunately, my job was already 100% videos calls with our clients, but we still had to be in the office.
That clear mark with a 2-hour commute each way does help to clear you head, for sure.
That clear mark with a 1.5 hour commute each way sure does help. For those who live in large metro areas that were their lives before the pandemic. I am sure they can't wait to go back to sitting in traffic for 1.5 hours each way.
As much as I like Apple, I think it would be hellish working there....
I mean, you realize it's a job right? a demanding one at that
I do appreciate saving the time back in my day gained from not commuting.
However I also like leaving my work computer at work and not taking it home
If I had to choose between the two, I would pick not commuting every time
I don't think we are talking about people with these sorts of jobs. If your son went to college, he would not need to work grocery.
demanding? try running a nuclear power plant or being a nurse on a covid floor? it is all relative but whatever. Some folks just need to sit in an air conditioned office or home for that matter and feel important.
At my company the current return to office date is first week of July. The amount of time in office however is decided at the immediate team level. If the marketing team wants to do 3 days a week, fine. But if the product team decides once a week for themselves, then that’s what they’ll do. I think it’s a unique approach.
I'm sure you love being a slave and your master taking care of you.
I don't know what you are trying to convey here.
Having worked in what you would call probably call demanding fields (oil fields, nuclear ships, power generation), I can speak from experience that office jobs can be more demanding than "field" jobs, especially mentally
At any rate, I would not expect working at Apple to be fun and games. It is probably very demanding with a lot of politics you have to play while being surrounded by unbelievably smart people all trying to one up each other. No thanks
Some engineers, such as software engineers, working in a commercial environment, yes, in some situations.
Hardware engineers, usually not true. Especially hardware/system/software engineers working in aerospace.
L o l - let them go. Do you have an idea of how many people would absolutely love to work at Apple?
and would be thrilled to report to the office in person