@grayface_ghostWhy don't tech companies hire people on part-time contracts? Given the proportion of programmers who are neurospicy (I have no stats, just we seem to be drawn to it) you'd have thought it would be a good way to attract folk.
Now I'm apparently at least temporarily semi-retired, I struggle to get up and moving on a morning. If I had, say, a four hour remote shift from 8 til 12, that wouldn't even cut into my day. And I could earn some money and they could get my coding output and everybody would be happy.
But no, it's all back to office and high pressure environment and move fast break shit and work all day every day until you find out the pension you saved for us disappearing up Trump's arse because he's no better at running an economy than he was at businesses.
Seriously though, why? I honestly think two 4 hours a day programmers would be more productive than a single 8.
@grayface_ghost There are any number of jobs that don't really fit 9-5 40 Ur work week in terms of what you usefully do Vs mandated time in the office. And the return to office push is part office property portfolio managers and part "controlling the lives of employees gives management a sense of accomplishment" - if you're not running an assembly line or in construction or dealing with people in person, there's no reason not to. I'd work 12-8 if I could as a natural night owl.
@grayface_ghost@tech.lgbtYeah.
I'm a night owl too, but if I need to get up in the morning I can, easily. If I don't, it's nearly impossible. Getting up for an 8 start and getting it out the way would suit me.
It's fascinating that COVID showed office environments are about little more than control, yet collectively we don't have the power to stop them enforcing it.
My last boss told me, just before I left, they were going to trial hybrid working one day a week but that in his experience the most productive work happens around the water-cooler.
I managed to hold back from telling him he hadn't actually done any work for decades then. I did tell him one day a week would make recruitment difficult as their competitors were a decade ahead of them.
@grayface_ghost I also remember the push they made to try and say all coping mechanisms everyone had for getting through the office week were actually things everyone missed and it's like...no. no we don't miss any of that.