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<blockquote data-quote="BobbyV" data-source="post: 4043202" data-attributes="member: 32629">Prior to COVID our agency had a telework policy that few took advantage of because a lot of our managers held the opinion that nothing would get done or they felt that in person work was better for the &quot;team&quot;.&nbsp; Thankfully, that attitude changed for many of them and they realized that their productive employees were more productive working from home without the distractions of our less than helpful/productive staff (both supervisors employees).We were all very well aware of who worked (regardless of location) and who didn&#039;t.&nbsp; I changed jobs in late 2021 and it was a 100% remote job where I worked from home full-time.&nbsp; I&#039;m so thankfully to have that option.&nbsp; I no longer waste an hour a day in traffic and I don&#039;t have to deal with interruptions from other staff members or an over bearing micromanager.&nbsp; My stress level has gone down tremendously.&nbsp; I end up working more than 8 hours a day and don&#039;t stress about needing get home, etc.&nbsp; I feel I&#039;m definitely able to be more productive and get more work done.&nbsp; But I work in IT and it&#039;s more amenable to remote work than a customer service job where there is direct interaction with the public.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BobbyV, post: 4043202, member: 32629"] Prior to COVID our agency had a telework policy that few took advantage of because a lot of our managers held the opinion that nothing would get done or they felt that in person work was better for the "team". Thankfully, that attitude changed for many of them and they realized that their productive employees were more productive working from home without the distractions of our less than helpful/productive staff (both supervisors employees). We were all very well aware of who worked (regardless of location) and who didn't. I changed jobs in late 2021 and it was a 100% remote job where I worked from home full-time. I'm so thankfully to have that option. I no longer waste an hour a day in traffic and I don't have to deal with interruptions from other staff members or an over bearing micromanager. My stress level has gone down tremendously. I end up working more than 8 hours a day and don't stress about needing get home, etc. I feel I'm definitely able to be more productive and get more work done. But I work in IT and it's more amenable to remote work than a customer service job where there is direct interaction with the public. [/QUOTE]

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