Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I don’t know why one gets banned here for a comment-free reference to the Federal Court of Justice’s decision on the passage of the heating law, which will have a direct impact on construction and real estate prices, while on the other hand, pages of completely unrelated discussions about home office are allowed. But we’re familiar with this kind of thing. My post about the heating law was deleted just like my last account.

So in my team, one third come in every day because they want to. Half come in on the prescribed days (currently 2 for us, from August it should be 3). Exactly, coercion is not so sensible either, not everyone has a separate workspace at home, then flexibility is also gone, as soon as the children are at home, one actually cannot work concentrated if one cannot lock oneself in. Then one would always have to do a late shift in the evening.

The trick for me is, actually, that the employer (or rather the managers) are afraid of losing control and probably have a pessimistic view of human nature. And as already said, probably have no idea about the job their employees actually do or about employee management in general.

My thesis is that you have to make the office attractive, then people will come to the office too (if that is the goal).

was deleted just like my last account.

Your last 5-8 accounts were deleted...

For me, working from home is not regularly possible, only when it is clear that a report will take longer and I am not needed in the lab, then it works. But I also have flexible core working hours, during which I can sign out for two hours without any problems and without prior notification to take care of things, for example. However, this was completely different until five years ago. We had to be present from 7:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:30 without exception. Only when positions could not be filled because applicants—ok, mostly female applicants—politely declined, did flexibilization occur. Currently, we can work from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. The goals must be met, and the team lead has to ensure that. It does not seem to have harmed productivity. I notice, however, that even after three years it still irritates me when I try to reach contacts or administrative staff in [homeoffice] and only get a callback after two hours. Some processes ran more smoothly when everyone was co-located and you knew where to find someone for a one-on-one conversation. Nevertheless, I support the right to [home office], where it makes sense, as it forces employers and supervisors to check employee performance in an intelligent way. The core working hours concept also has advantages in protecting employees, but sometimes the principle is implemented so rigidly that all you can do is shake your head. Is it unfair because there are professions that cannot work from [homeoffice]? I don’t think so. Ultimately, it is no different than the question of whether someone works in warmth in winter or has a job that forces them outside. Or having a private office with a cozy chair versus standing at an assembly line or treatment chair.

As soon as the construction boom is over, the first big company hops..

In the neighboring town, the company Steuler Fliesengruppe with over 600 employees has gone bankrupt..

One of the first many will follow.

One cannot really speak of a construction boom being over at the moment. Maybe in the single-family house sector. But when I look in Berlin, construction is happening on every corner.