are you WFH or back in office?

my area is entering phase 2 Friday and my boss decided that Monday is the day we will go back into the office. despite the fact that the guidelines state “continued teleworking when possible”. my job is 100% easily done at home. yes my office is technically “low risk” due to walls/space but my boss and coworkers definitely fall in the “high risk” category of people who need to avoid public when they can. so I’m confused. and I’m pissed. I’m loving WFH and literally every other company I’ve heard of is extended WFH thru September at the earliest. should I try to say something or accept my fate and cry every morning when I wake up early to get ready to go somewhere to do the same shit i could’ve done 2 hours later on my couch

 

Timely - this is my first day back in the office. No one else is wearing a mask.

I'm not particularly thrilled about it, but it wouldn't be a good look for me to continue to be the only one working from home.

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I plan on it. Work from home Fridays alone would be terrific.

My office culture is a bit odd - no one one generally cares if you're here or not, as work product is more important, until it starts getting noticed that you're not here.

It is noon today and so far I've had two calls, reviewed market data for a pursuit we probably won't close on, listened to two podcasts, and have posted a couple times on WSO. I'm not sure what the argument is for having to do this in the office.

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