Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., will ask employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in April as the video-game maker enters the final stages of development on its next game, the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI.
Nail on the head with “abuse the flexibility”. I see so many companies cancel wfh and flexible policies because “we had a person abuse it” or they’re worried about it. So correct them if they abuse it! That’s Management’s job. If the rule is 2 days in office and they don’t do that, then you revoke wfh for them. If they aren’t getting work done on time then talk with them and come up with a corrective plan. If they still don’t then you let them go. You don’t remove the policy company wide and destroy morale because one person abused it. You let them go and codify your rules about it.
Exactly! We expect each team member to be responsible for their own work and not be micromanaged.
I’m a manager, and if I have to micromanage someone, I’d rather just fire them and hire someone more responsible. It’s not fair to the team to keep someone like that around, and fortunately we’ve only had to do it twice in the three years I’ve been here (they had plenty of warning). The rest are incredibly responsible and need practically no oversight, just a confidential reminder once or twice a year (if that) if they’re not following team expectations.
I spend half my time working with my team, and the other half keeping them out of meetings. I personally prefer remote work and try to eliminate useless meetings so in-office time is actually worthwhile. Most of our meetings end early, and I’m trying to get them even shorter.
A great attitude. A manager should micromanage only as a last resort, and only for a set duration to see if the employee improves or not. Micromanagement is not a long term strategy, it’s a waste of everyone’s time. Kudos to you, it sounds like you’re head is right where it should be.
I certainly hope those who work under me see it the same way.
I have no “business” experience or special training, so I just try to be the kind of manager that I wanted earlier in my career. I honestly don’t like managing people, I just do it because I don’t want someone who enjoys that kind of thing to take that job (those are the micro-managing types IMO).