Google Linking performance to physical presence, also known as #presenteeism, can be profoundly demoralizing and disrespectful to knowledge workers, showcasing a clear misunderstanding of how knowledge-based work functions.
See how well it worked for Yahoo in 2013.
https://tech.co/news/google-penalise-workers-office
#remotework

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-notes-high-rate-covid-infected-healthcare-workers-still-caring-patients “Of the 127 HCWs with #presenteeism, 66 (26% of 255 symptomatic #HCW) worked at least part of a day and then returned to work for second and/or additional days with #COVID19 symptoms

HCWs cited a high #workload #burden for coworkers and personal #responsibility as the main reasons for continuing to work while sick,”

Half of all healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID-19 continue to go to work, even if involved with direct patient care, citing a high workload burden for coworkers and personal responsibility as the main reasons for continuing to work while sick. — Stephanie Soucheray, MA, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-notes-high-rate-covid-infected-healthcare-workers-still-caring-patients

#presenteeism #covid #COVID19 #MNastodon #Minnesota

Bringing back the performative play-acting of #presenteeism is a step backwards, not a step forward.

The ultimate winners will be companies who figure out how to tap into a diverse, geographically distributed talent pool, and do so efficiently while enjoying not paying for office space.

#wfh #remotework #hybridwork #workingfromhome
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-way-to-lure-people-back-to-offices-tying-pay-to-attendance-5b3d7d39

Called into work at 1030. Earliest I could leave was 1430. Both cars already out on duty. Scheduled the meeting for 1600. Cancelled customer phone call at 1430, left at 1330. Got to work an hour later, showered, had 20 minute meeting that apparently I had to be there for, but there was nothing to see as we looked at x-rays on a zoom call, said hello to a few colleagues, left at 1700, arrived home 1800 (tailwind on return leg), had third shower of the day. #productivity #presenteeism

As someone who woke up sick this morning: https://www.vox.com/even-better/2022/12/23/23516609/tripledemic-covid-flu-rsv-tips

#vox #rsv #covid #covid19 #flu #tripledemic #masking #vaccine #vaccines #vaccination #fluseason #covidseason #juliacraven #presenteeism