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kermatt 4 days ago

> people abusing the WFH flexibility

If that happens, or management is operating in response to fear, management is incompetent.

I am a manager of a fully remote team, and if people are not getting their job done they are replaced no matter if they are in office or remote.

Meeting goals? All is well. Missing goals, find out why, and adjust dates or resources.

In most cases those who abuse WFH for us have been staff augmentation contractors. I have a theory they may be working multiple contracts, but it does not matter because things were not getting done, and the solution is simple.

The team members who are performing the best with remote work are FTEs, who understand that the benefits of the situation come with responsibility. In fact, sometimes I have to encourage them to _not_ work as much because it is convenient. Unless there is a fire drill, close the laptop at the end of a normal business day.