Comment by tyre
Comment by tyre 10 months ago
Not taking calls from a car sounds like a feature. We don't need more distracted drivers or meeting participants.
Comment by tyre 10 months ago
Not taking calls from a car sounds like a feature. We don't need more distracted drivers or meeting participants.
People taking calls from cars (and thinking it's OK in the first place) is exactly why we're going back to 5 days in office. People are simply taking too much advantage. You're being paid to work those 40 hours a week, not do whatever the hell you want to during the day and try to cram in work while you're driving from one errand to the next.
Both sides of the RTO bell curve (the abusers and the hyper dedicated) are taking a hit here.
For an example of the latter, it's the people who can stomach a long commute three days a week but not five.
Exactly this. It's 15 total hours per week of commuting for some people in my area. Housing near the office is not affordable for families.
And possibly post-commute fatigue and not being able to get anything done after 1.5 hours on the road in the morning.
Why does any comment always assume the average American is commuting ludicrous distances each morning. People do this, but its very, very rare. Hyperbole is getting in the way of discussion.
I haven’t seen a single instance of someone taking a call from their car since working remotely, likely because no one was commuting. It was fairly common prior to the pandemic and I was in office.
but why be so controlling? imagine someone is so busy they have to commute at 45 min commute in the 15 minute gap between meetings. so you’re refusal to be more understanding is blocking progress. likely it’ll be you removed from the meeting and going forward you’ll be included less. have fun being a low level IC!