One of the most basic disappointments is that they simply don't care about employee well-being either physically or mentally. Being a "tech" company with enormous IT capabilities, every office employee is able to complete their job duties by working from home. But instead of being a progressive company, they have all office employees come into the office 3x a week with no social distancing plan in place. If an employee is concerned about exposure to COVID-19 and would like to only come in 2x a week, they tell you to use PTO to cover the 3rd day. Employees work in a cubicle farm with no open windows so you're sharing recycled air with the 200+ employees in the office every day. HR will not be on your side when it comes to working from home. They just follow the direction of the CEO, Anthony Chow, and the COO, Jamie Spannos. Pretty much whatever those c-levels want, HR does. This includes informing employees via phone call or in-person meeting that everyone needs to come into the office 3x a week. They avoid sending any email out regarding this topic...you can come to your own conclusion on why.
It could be said that you have to "tough it out" or "some people have it worse". The issue here is really with the culture of caring for each other. C-levels seem more annoyed at having to follow social distancing than genuinely wanting to do what needs to be done in order to keep employees safe. HR placed social distancing stickers on the floors of meeting rooms but it's not consistently enforced. C-levels allow meeting room chairs to be moved closer together during meetings. HR does not enforce wearing masks while sitting at your desk. They only require that you wear a mask while walking around or attending meetings. Overall, it seems like some announced safety protocols are just for show. It's hard for employees on the bottom of the totem pole to even voice an opinion, and many are actually scared of retaliation so they don't speak up.
You will be treated as just a cog in a machine. They email you your weekly stats like how many emails you sent, number of phone calls, screen time, etc. Which would be a good productivity tracker if we were given something to measure against. At this point, it's just a passive-aggressive way of telling employees they're being tracked.
tldr;
1. We are a very high tech company with enormous IT capabilities. Everyone can work just as efficiently from home. However, we are being asked to come into the office 3x a week at minimum.
2. That would be fine but we have crowded desks making it impossible to socially distance, loose safety guidelines, and no open windows for fresh air.
3. On top of that, no executive at the company actually respects and believes in enforcing social distancing and consistent mask wearing.
4. It leads to a feeling that they simply don't care or believe it is necessary to make their employees feel safe.
