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After submitting my resume for the Global Finance and Business Management full time position at JP Morgan (my dream job!), I got a HireVue invite the next day! However, I completed it 9 days ago and still have no response....
When do we get a response in average, and after how much time does it mean I probably am not getting an offer to continue?
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I’m a permanent remote employee as part of my paperwork, but several people who have been hired recently are in-office. It feels weird always being the only remote one on teams calls, and honestly it makes me wonder if my role is secure.
It’s strange how companies say remote is fine, then start quietly shifting people back in. You’re probably doing great work, but I get how being the only remote person can feel isolating and uncertain.
I’m in the exact same situation. We moved during COVID when all was remote and then RTO happened. No one I work with is even in my state, but I have to drive in four days each week to log in for virtual meetings from a different room. I’m thankful I wasn’t let go, but the logic of the situation is quite lacking.
I had the same situation-I was the only one from my team that had to be in the office 4 days a month. Not a lot, but made no sense seeing as everyone else was in a different state.
Who do they have on-site? Other departments? I get that fewer places have remote roles, but I have to go on-site to work remotely with the others? Very odd. With a good team and decent leadership, collaboration is possible regardless.
Yes, other teams/departments I think. Exactly! It’s so strange when “on-site” just means sitting in an office to hop on Zoom calls with people who aren’t there. Makes you wonder what the real benefit is supposed to be.
Hah! Sounds like my company.
You live too close to the office location. While Transamerica just came off a 5 year period where 90% of the employees were working remotely post covid. That policy changed in September. However, during that same time frame Transamerica closed many of its underutilized offices or downsized their footprint significantly. Some employees were only in an office once a week or once a month. Once they opteted to let their leases expire, many existing remote workers affiliated with an office had nowhere to go. 3 of the 5 remaing offices nationally generally require a min of 3 days a week. Still perhaps 40% of the workforce can no longer go into an office. I expect that they will try to only reduce that number thru attrition as workers leave and retire, they won't be replaced remotely.
I absolutely think it’s a control thing. A company I used to work for we had WFH Fridays and my boss absolutely hated it, he was convinced we weren’t working. One day I said to him, is all our work getting done? And he said yes, so I said what’s the problem? He HATED this and we were then all back in the office 5 days a week, I shortly after left to work for a results based company and it was the best decision I ever made!
Good for you for calling that out! That’s such a perfect example of how some managers equate visibility with productivity. It’s wild how threatened some leaders feel by flexibility.
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The return-to-office movement seems driven by several factors, including oversight, collaboration, and the need to justify the cost of physical space. While in-person work can strengthen teamwork and connection, remote arrangements often enhance focus, reduce burnout, and decrease sick days. In open offices, constant noise and frequent meetings can make concentration and call privacy difficult, whereas remote environments tend to offer greater control and productivity.
If full in-office schedules become the standard again, employees will adapt, but organizations should recognize the trade-offs involved — especially around work-life balance and overall sustainability. A balanced approach that aligns company goals with employee well-being is likely to produce the best results for everyone.
It would also be valuable to hear more directly from the leaders driving this shift — not just polished messaging, but genuine reasoning and supporting data. The way these decisions are framed can help employees better understand the mission and vision behind them. When people grasp the “why,” they’re far more likely to feel connected, motivated, and aligned with the larger purpose.
We are still 3 days
Good for you!
Absolutely, half my team are based on the other side of the world. Thats ok however I must be in the office… makes no sense.
100% about control.