Bosses mean it this time: Return to the office or get a new job! — As office occupancy rates stagnate, employers are giving up on perks and turning to threats::undefined

  • Artair Geal@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    My partner’s employer recently tried this. He works for a mental health agency. That mental health agency has issues with compensation, recruiting, and retention. Yet the CEO insisted that everyone come back, despite the fact that productivity has improved with remote work. In fact, a lot of their patients prefer telehealth.

    “Take a title demotion, come back into the office, or quit. Pick one.”

    The mass exodus has been astounding. There’s no chance they’ll be able to fill in the gaps left by senior clinicians. Demand for psychologists is sky high right now, and just about every other employer pays more and allows telework.

    The patients will be the real victims of this attempt at a “power play.”

    • kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      “Take a title demotion, come back into the office, or quit. Pick one.”

      “No, I think I’ll keep working from home until you fire me despite you dramatically altering my working requirements.”

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        1 year ago

        They just disabled my VPN access and demanded I come back to the office. I had to quit at that point. I suppose they could’ve fired me for job abandonment eventually, though.

        • grue@lemmy.world
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          I had to quit at that point. I suppose they could’ve fired me for job abandonment eventually, though.

          No, you were constructively dismissed at that point. Their choice, not yours. File for unemployment.

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            1 year ago

            That was a year ago, and I got a full time wfh job with better pay in the same industry. Much happier. Should’ve left years before.