Mandatory office rules have become a growing concern for modern workers. Many companies now require employees to return to their desks five days a week, even when most tasks can be completed while working from home.
Long commutes, rising travel costs, and rigid schedules often leave employees feeling tired and less focused.
Recently, a Malaysian boss, Idza Hajar, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) called out 100% work from office culture.
Work from wherever policy for the team:
Hajar, an advocate in Malaysia, shared her views on flexible work. She explained how she has implemented a Work from Wherever (WFW) policy for her team.
In her post, Hajar highlights that if work can be done from a laptop, there is no reason to insist employees be in the office 100% of the week.
According to her, this way of working is honestly counterproductive and does not make sense for modern teams.
“It's honestly counter productive.” she adds.
{{/usCountry}}“It's honestly counter productive.” she adds.
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Here's how people reacted to the post:
X users reacted strongly to the post, with many sharing their own workplace struggles.
One of the users commented, “The best managers I've worked for cared about results, not where I sat. The worst ones measured presence instead of performance.”
A second user commented, “Driving 45 minutes to sit in a cubicle and join a Zoom call with people in the next room is my villain origin story.”
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A third user commented, “Because nobody has the TV on and is preparing meals and house cleaning while supposedly working from home. Not all, but certainly more than a few.”
“Smart companies implement a hybrid workplace, the requirement to attend the office with the flexibility of remote working, this seems logically fair and productive for all parties,” another user commented.
WFH policy misused:
Recently, a manager claimed that his company’s flexible WFH policy was being exploited by an employee who went for a staycation in Dehradun in the middle of a critical project.
He recalled that when confronted over days of poor performance and unavailability, the employee demanded that the company pay for a “5G high-speed internet dongle and laptop power backup.”