They want you to move to Hyderabad. It’ll soon become 3, 4 and then all days WFO

Haha that's the scam they play by 2day office. 
 Soon full time office 😁

UX/UI designer

This pandemic has ruined us. And showed us how wfh is way better and feasible

Software Developer

Product Designer

Yeah but wfh is way better. No time waste in commuting. Stay with family. No need to pay extra rent for pgs. No need to stay alone. No need to eat bad taste food.

I'm suffering from everything you mentioned 🥹

Software Engineer

How were you managing before Covid? 
 WFH won’t work in India because majority are lazy and dishonest!

Here is my counter argument: employees are more productive wfh. They don't have to waste time commuting, saves time and money, can easily unwind spending more time with the family, can work flexible. Granted some might misuse the system. But putting guardrails and punishing all of the employees is naive. Companies need to find better ways.

Product Manager

Yes it sucks big time! I have to do all household chores by myself and then work too! Why don't companies understand that we're more productive at home?!

Program Manager

I love hybrid as I can have best of both world..my independence in Hyderabad and it's better for me when I visit my hometown periodically .You can't be yourself with your family being around you everytime and 25-30 is the age where you should live a little as well . What would just saving money do if you are not enjoying it. Optimizing just for money is sad imo

Anyone from hyd. How are you managing hybrid work from office. My office has mandated 2 days / week. My home town is 6hr away from hyd. How are people managing this kind of situation.

Hybrid work model sucks

Hybrid work model sucks- Grapevine

I know this is not what majority of people like to listen, but for people coming from other cities with no friends and poor social skills, working remote or hybrid starts taking a toll on your mental health. 

The isolation it brings is so overwhelming. You feel trapped and frustrated, when there's no one to talk to.

Sometimes, I feel the quality of life of our kind of lower than street vendors at least they have people they can talk to. I just hate the way we are wired to be social animals yet find it overly difficult to connect with people.

Unpopular Opinion: I prefer Work from Office

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I have been on a permanent wfh role since covid. Yes, been 2+ years since I stepped into an office. I stay alone and have little expenses but also 0 social life. Friends are all spread out. Not on any dating app because its exhausting. Can someone just talk about any impacts on their personal life from work life? Does anyone here feel a void too? I’d love to connect.

WFH = 0 Social Life

Operations Manager

I am being offered a role by a company that works remotely. Last time I worked too long at home, I developed severe anxiety issues cause I just stayed put inside home for wayy too long. I'm apprehensive about taking this offer due to the same reason. Is it good idea to take the offer since it's something I really want to get into but my health will also take a toll ig...

Thinking of joining a remote job. Need advice.

Data engineer

Nowadays companies have started calling their employees to the office, but still mostly prefer hybrid work culture. Is Working from the office better and more productive than working from home? Because I have faced many challenges working from office, relocating to Bangalore where everyday I have to face many challenges apart from work and it will kill my productivity. Thoughts?

Hybrid vs office?

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I am an engineer and have been working remotely since the pandemic started. Initially, it was great as I could save time by not commuting to office but now I feel like I am missing out on something.

I don't know what it is but I just feel like I need to be in an office environment to thrive. Maybe it's the social aspect or the structure of having set hours, but whatever it is, I can't seem to find the same level of motivation when working from home.

Anyone else feeling this way? Any tips on how to make remote work more productive and enjoyable?

100% remote work is not working for me

Our jobs requires us to move to a different location almost every few years. Considering this fact, how do folks here decided where to buy their permanent home?

I used to live in Gurgaon before covid. I've been working remotely since then. In the long run, I don't see myself working from home all the time. I may move to work in a hybrid setup. I had always observed that there are not a lot of opportunities in Gurgaon comparing with Hyderabad or Bangalore.

Moreover, I don't like big & crowded places. I don't see myself living in these metro cities in the long run.

Where to buy a house permanently?

Am I the only one who likes working from office (Bengaluru)? I go to office every day, and it helps me to be more productive.

- There will be no distractions
- Team mates will be around, and if there is any queries, I can straight away ask them rather than typing a message or setting up a call
- Occasional chit chats
- Having lunch together
- being a part of all the conversations happening
- Managers works from office - a good rapport with him as well

- Free food
- Free Transport (can mates - another plus point)
- Good work set-up

- Meet new people almost every day
- Build/deepen real connections every day
- Interact with folks starting from entey level to senior directors or VPs regularly (L1 - L9 is the range mentioned here)


FYI: I moved to Bengaluru for work, although I've the option to work completely remote. 

One of my team member even mentioned that he has not yet been able to connect with the team member who has joined before me, like how he could connect with me.

I understand that once people have family, it will be difficult to manage everything. One of my team mate actually mentioned that, he used to do/manage everything properly before Covid, but it's kind of not easy/lazy since Covid.

I also realise that not everyone has the above perks, but still. 

Commute can be an issue. I travel 50+ KMs every day to and fro. I start by 7 am in the morning to morning traffic, and take around 75 minutes in the evening (I can survive the traffic without having to use my mobile 😂)

I do miss my family frequently, but I do have the flexibility to go home and stay a few days when I want. Staying alone in a service apartment is the only disadvantage as of now.

Working from Office

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Hi guys, people working at Infosys , I need details on hybrid wfo/wfh policy at Infosys. I hear it's 10 days a month. 

Can anybody from Infosys let me know , if we need to work 10 days from the base location, or any location where there is an Infy office will do ?

Hybrid Work policy at Infy?

Guys who are staying in metro cities like Delhi NCR, Pune, Bangalore or Hyderabad.. Can anyone tell me how much in hand salary is sufficient to live above mentioned metro cities with the family who has parents and 2 children dependents?
Currently I am working remotely (work from home) but due to no hikes or promotion I think I need to switch and now a days very less or none companies offering work from home..Evey company either 5 days a week or following hybrid model...
So, please give ur valuable suggestions so that I can get idea whether should I switch and come to any metro cities or should I stay back in my hometown with same salary?

How much in-hand salary is sufficient

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Guys if someone has same experience want you to share such here.  My office made work from office hybrid in a week but wants everyone to report office every week atleast twice. However they made a exception thar if you have some problem you can do wfh entirely. 
There were two cases

There was a newly married women collegue who wants wfh entirely as she has the problem of shifting to new city alone.

Then there is me who has been recovering from a leg fracture. Asking for a extension as commuting to office and doing self chores will be a problem alone in a new city.

In both these cases the first person got the work from home extension . And me commuting office with 1.5 legs every day. 

How these justify a equality in work place???

Work from home extension

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I got a decent hike and better job/brand. My current role is wfh until they call, but new role is in Mumbai. 

Initially I was not sure had a convo with parents whether to take it or not. After discussing all this, finally when I said I'm gonna accept my mom broke and started crying. (Cause I'll leave for mum then) 

In dilemma what to do? 
Not sure if right forum to ask 

She had her bypass surgery last year

Mom cried

Analyst

Kailash (Zerodha CTO) published a blog on Zerodha asking everyone to come back to office - https://zerodha.tech/blog/remoteness-of-remote-work/. Most companies have now gone back to office. 
Do people find work in office (hybrid or fulltime) to be productive? 
How can people convince orgs to be remote or how can companies better convince people to come back to office?

Zerodha announces Return to Office

Engineering manager

I am having hybrid mode 2 days office and 3 days WFH and office is far (20kms from home) so regular commute is tough. But my productivity at home goes down drastically as it's just me at home and lot of slacking happens. Any tips to increase productivity while working from home

How do we ensure productivity at WFH

Supply Chain Manager

Now why everyone is talking about benefits of working from office?
I saw post from Sunil Shetty on linkedin.

My take is, when pandemic hit companies asked employees to WFH to keep wheel rolling.
Now we know WFH can give greater control over personal and professional life(at least for me) we don’t want to go back to office.

In my opinion corporate want us to work from office cause,

- they can control our time, 9hrs in ofc, you are getting paid for time not skills.
- they want to show who is the boss here.
- Learning is key reason for WFO, bullshit, we have a lot of learning portals and traffic time can be used to learn but it is never a intention.

What you guys think?

WFH vs WFO

Network administrator

Lately I have been going to office often and every time I try to focus and work, some or the other person is on a teams calls talking out loudly. It was really very difficult to work for me. Just curious if you guys also feel the same way or have I just gone all very comfortable working alone at home so even a work calls of other people are annoying me?

Has the workplace become noisy due to hybrid culture ?

Management Consulting

Is it a good time for early in career(1.5 YoE) to join Google India. I am curious about their current culture like WFH policies, management outlook, direction of company, growth opportunity etc in Bangalore offices only.

What can you tell as an insider to someone on the outside looking at Google for possible next switch.

Also, are there opportunities to shift from Bangalore to other location outside India?

Hybrid work model sucks

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