Story about a large enterprise:
I have worked for a startup and I can honestly say that working from home can be very productive.
However, I work for a large enterprise now. The problem is most of the team doesn't really have much to do most of the time. To show off, people either
1) spend minimum 8 hours or more in office or
2) Blabber all the time about how challenging and demanding their work is. I am looking at you, the sysadmin, who takes 3 weeks to create a server.
If I work from home, or use my free time in office for working out/ my own learning, they get frustrated. They pass passive aggressive comments like showing me the clock when I come in or go out.
The only criteria for them to show their work is the hours, and they never lose a chance to make sure that they remind me and the manager about that- like how they had to do something on weekends or how they have a meeting after 6 p.m.
I tried to ignore all this. but it's hard. Those kind of people are the majority. So here is what I did:
Since I don't get to utilize my time properly, I decided to make sure that I at least piss them off more:
I have always been an early morning person. I now come to work before anyone else. At least I enjoy the look on their faces. They have nothing to bitch about now :)
However, I work for a large enterprise now. The problem is most of the team doesn't really have much to do most of the time. To show off, people either
If I work from home, or use my free time in office for working out/ my own learning, they get frustrated. They pass passive aggressive comments like showing me the clock when I come in or go out.The only criteria for them to show their work is the hours, and they never lose a chance to make sure that they remind me and the manager about that- like how they had to do something on weekends or how they have a meeting after 6 p.m. I tried to ignore all this. but it's hard. Those kind of people are the majority. So here is what I did:
Since I don't get to utilize my time properly, I decided to make sure that I at least piss them off more: I have always been an early morning person. I now come to work before anyone else. At least I enjoy the look on their faces. They have nothing to bitch about now :)