Future of Flex

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anonymous

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Many employees from South Jersey and PA are still figuring out relocation, with decisions coming soon. Some of this depends on the future of “flex”, but we now know Summit really is too small. What are the odds they go the way of JP Morgan and IBM and demand a certain number of in office days for everyone regardless of function, and drop flex next year?
 


There are already in-office requirements for those who opted-in to the relocation allowance, and I have a feeling that leadership is hoping that the current space crunch in Summit will cause some to not want to come in and thus drop below that requirement at which point the company can save money by dropping & denying allowances. More required days in office would decrease the chances of that happening.

However, by requiring more days in office, they might force more people to leave on their own, reducing headcount while avoiding paying severance.

If I thought that leadership was competent, I'd assume that they would've performed that estimation, but I'm guessing they're calling these shots out of their asses.
 


Going into Summit is a waste of a hellish commute on Route 78 with the added hassle of just trying to function in that building. It’s noisy & distracting, cramped in the middle of the week, the space booking system doesn’t work well, the lines at cafeteria kiosks are long (and then we wait again at another kiosk to pay for a beverage or a bag of chips) and leaders just plant themselves in “Solo Rooms” all day. So what’s the point? Say “collaboration and innovation”, I dare you.
 




anonymous said:
Going into Summit is a waste of a hellish commute on Route 78 with the added hassle of just trying to function in that building. It’s noisy & distracting, cramped in the middle of the week, the space booking system doesn’t work well, the lines at cafeteria kiosks are long (and then we wait again at another kiosk to pay for a beverage or a bag of chips) and leaders just plant themselves in “Solo Rooms” all day. So what’s the point? Say “collaboration and innovation”, I dare you.
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The open concept way…it looks and feels like a Starbucks. At least at Starbucks, no one knows my name and I don’t have to look up and engage with everyone that passes.
 




anonymous said:
Open concept in Skillman was a bit more bearable. Summit is just chaotic.
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Open concept in Skillman was a lesson in privilege…Those WITH it got offices….those without got to sit in the corridors. Gotta say I miss the second floor private toilets. Remember a VP who almost had facilities redesign the upstairs so that one of the toilets ONLY had access through her office. Her last name rhymed with widevancamp…another one that was saved over and over and over…
 


anonymous said:
Open concept in Skillman was a lesson in privilege…Those WITH it got offices….those without got to sit in the corridors. Gotta say I miss the second floor private toilets. Remember a VP who almost had facilities redesign the upstairs so that one of the toilets ONLY had access through her office. Her last name rhymed with widevancamp…another one that was saved over and over and over…
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It hasn’t really changed in Summit. VPs still dominate the private breakout spaces all day long, and nobody is gonna challenge them on that. So the rest of us do calls from the open desks which makes things noisier.
 







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