SM on my team says he is planning to require my team to start fully coming and working from our home office Monday-Friday. I find this unnecessary given that the firm hasn’t yet required us to fully be back in office. Should I push back? Advice?

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I don’t think a SM can enforce rules that don’t align with firm rules

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Bold move forcing your employees to do something they don’t want to do when the job market is so hot and attrition is so high. I think this SM is about to learn a hard lesson

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Totally agree - this is someone on a power trip about to learn the tables have turned.

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Monday THRU Friday? Hell no.

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Is this written in an email? If so submit to partner and hr

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I love how we’re all like “Monday to FRIDAY?!” as though this hasn’t been the norm for a century or so. Genuinely, I love and support it.

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I nearly said pArT tImEr for the “4:30” comment but realized that’s continuing the toxicity.

Is this normal for your service line? In my 4 years of consulting I’ve never stepped into the firms office (outside of a handful of exceptions - but not actually to work) so if I was in that position I would definitely inform them I’m not doing that. But then again your service line might have more of an expectation to meet in the office? (Probably not but idk) either way I think I’d give the SM one of these

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Monday to Friday is ridiculous please push back

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SMs aren’t the decision maker in EY

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Faq him

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Ignore that SM! Even my MD can’t try such

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You should push back and say you are not comfortable. He can't force you to come in

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eY nICE thO

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May be Friday to Monday works?

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Has the firm issued a generic statement that office work / remote work will be discretionary based on business needs? Seems like basic language that they probably have and will kind of screw you.

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Yeah so ppl can quit uno. Some of you managers need to be careful these days because the job market is hot. I received a Deloitte interview I didn’t apply for.

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Not enforceable….and seems like an HR violation given the wording

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Omg - a full work week? At work?! Light the torches and grab the pitchforks!!!

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Lol that must a vacation compared to Amazon

SMs are plebs with no authority, I wouldn’t listen (coming from an SM).

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If the firm didn't mandated this, then you can simply report this and don't go

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