The company ordered the subordinates back to the office – « I immediately put a few job applications, » says a disappointed employee

Still Several employers attract or even force information workers accustomed to telecommuting during the corona to return to the office.

Most recently, the insurance company If. The company has entered into force that all employees should work in the workplace at least three days a week.

Not all of the new alignment will please.

HS interviewed If’s employee, who says directly that he is really disappointed with his employer.

« I made CVs new and immediately put a few job applications go, » he says.

He does not appear in the article because he fears that it will negatively affect his employment situation.

Worker According to different teams, they have previously been able to determine their own teleworking practices themselves. He himself says he is working on a team with members from different Nordic countries.

« We have not seen any reason to go to the office to sit handshakes. If there have been something in common with the team or outside, then we have gone to the office, » he says.

« You have been flexibly to whine where your work is doing, as long as the job is done. »

New practice also causes him or her personal annoyance. The employee says he has moved further from the workplace in the belief that telecommuting will continue to be flexible. Now he takes a good hour from home to work and back every day.

« I know I’m not the only one who has made changes in their lives and place of residence (teleworking), based on this (teleworking). I have co -workers who have moved completely to another city. »

The biggest joy of a wide range of telework has been the freedom to choose. It has been possible to move farther away and go on a trip without worry, for example, when you could work on the trip, he says.

Even working conditions are not as optimal in the office as at home. The workplace is an open office and employees no longer have their own workstations.

« In the morning, you can always look for the first time you can sit. »

HS According to the interviewed employee, the employer’s new policy came as a surprise. He feels that the employer did not hear the employees’ thoughts on the matter.

« I understand that there is no successful reason for this. If it has worked so far, the teams can agree on how to work, then I don’t see what would have suddenly changed so that it would no longer work. »

According to If, it is still important for the company that employees have a flexible opportunity for teleworking.

« At the same time, however, we believe that working in the office promotes cooperation and also strengthens the sense of belonging, » says the one. Noora good IF in an email.

Worker He emphasizes that he likes his work and colleagues. Still, he is uncertain whether he is ready to continue with his current employer if there is no change in the situation.

« As a knowledge work, I appreciate that the job takes every individual into consideration and does not try to force everyone in one mold. »