Not buying this 3 days a week nonsense. If you have a high rating and are clearly valued you're fine. They're just trying to weed out the garbage.
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No, btt it may very well affect your performance review.
It'd really be helpful if HR would actually come out and state something like "when you have a company holiday during the week, you need to work x amount of days" instead of this guessing game with that and time off. There's two of us in my location and I'm being more cautious about it while my co-worker could care less. I doubt it will effect our performance reviews but some actual transparency and forewarning would be great.
3 days a week is part of your review now.
Only some of us were more productive when working remotely. We measured productivity and it was steadily sliding during the two year COVID “NetFlix era”.
Bny made a big mistake… they trusted us. High Ho high ho, so it’s back to work we go.
I for one don’t see how we save this Bank without attendance compliance.
False.
Yep. I now decline anything outside of my work hours.
Bny is making big mistake.
We are far more productive remotely. Now come in 3days week work less hours but do enjoy the easier schedule and no work/meeting before 9am
Yes, BNYM is prioritizing compliance above all else. The reason is our two year COVID WFH experience. We WERE monitored and we DID HAVE LESS productivity.
No, not all of us… but easily the majority.
In the face of these two years of experience and the results, I for one don’t see how BNYM has any alternative to requiring workers in the office.
Todd’s nephew. Get back to work & quit wasting time posting on here
@1inl+1n5GwWgP - I call your bluff. They don’t let “high performers “ go for speaking up. You either didn’t perform well like you claim , which they all claim this on here, or you did or said something that violated policy which is why you were let go.
Speaking of psychologists, I saw a relevant quote this morning from the highly respected organizational psychologist, Adam Grant, about companies calling people back to the office: "Don't mistake presence for performance. Showing up is not a sign of commitment or contribution. It's an act of compliance. What matters is the value people create, not the place they inhabit."
Clearly, BNYM is prioritizing compliance above all else. Understand that this mandate has nothing whatsoever to do with your performance or commitment.
Answer this simple question for yourself: "Do I choose to comply - or not?" BNYM is concerned with only two responses: yes or no. If your gut response is "no," immediately make a plan to leave and seek employment somewhere that values performance and commitment over where you work.
BONY psychology:
The rarer the layoffs, the greater the layoff paranoia. I sure don’t understand it.
It’s a mass psychosis and we should have psychologists come in to study it.
If they are going to let me go for not sitting in their building 3x a week I hope they do it soon so I can enjoy the summer off while doing some job hunting in the background.
I’ve been telling folks with lenient managers fine with them not coming in that it won’t matter if a higher up intervenes and decides to make an example of them.
You are 💯 wrong.
They need names and there are plenty of high performers that will come in.
By not being a team player you will no longer be viewed as a high performer.
Not saying it makes sense but there a lots of eyes on this. Take it seriously or you are at risk.
No you’re “not fine”. It’s not based on performance . Everyone is hitting the report that is now rolling out to management. And you’re color coded for upper management so they new who is on track, just below, and not in office at all.
I was consistently ranked as a high performer. They let me go because I spoke up about the BS. They don't care about people.
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Re: Fired non complier for refusing to come in? Was this person coming in at all?
Lol. Oriskany office is falling apart. Too many people told to go in and no desks
Not true, they fired a non complier last week bc they refused to come in. I heard others were fired for same as well. Other ppl were fired last week due to under performance and did not meet expectations.
I don’t believe that all. Get in 3 days a week and get your classes done on time
This is what I am starting to believe. There are no parameters for the requirement. The lack of communication is insane, leads me to think the above is true.