Work From Home

[BratPAQ]

One thing I like in WFH setup eh hindi ako lagi nagmamadali umuwi. I can stay logged in even after office hours and still do work.

Also I can leave my computer logged into remote work desktop. So kahit after office hours na or even weekend I can still hear pag may dumating na important email or IM. I can support the client anytime.

I can't do this if I work in the office, I'll be too tired for the long commute to even check the emails.

My boss/client noticed my improved performance when WFH started. I'm sure it'll be easy to ask her to let me continue WFH if our office starts mandating to work from office.

[misseksaherada]

May mga colleagues ako na ayaw talaga pumasok pa sa office.. Ok lang sakin, lalo na yung may mga anak na baby pa.. Sa iba siguro unfair tingin nila.. Lalo na yung mga nanggagaling pa ng province like Ilocos (12 hours na byahe one-way), Batangas, Laguna maka-comply lang sa minimum requirement na pumasok sa office.. Hindi naman strict din yung employer namin..
Sakin, yung once a week na pasok at hindi na hassle (madaming approvals and requirements like antigen or swab test).. Pabor na sakin ang pumasok, hindi sakin unfair kung ayaw pumasok ng iba.. Ok nga yun para kaunti lang tao sa office.. Basta yung office friends ko at kateam na gusto din pumasok nandoon.. Masaya ako na umuuwi kapag galing ng office, nakakatawa nga parang halos di mapag hiwalay kapag uwian na.. Yung mga office friends ko na mas maaga ang shift kaysa sa akin, late na umuuwi kasi napapatambay.. Biruan nga parang "stations of the cross" daw.. Bago kasi makarating sa pintuan napapahinto, per workstation tapos kamustahan..
And... Yes, kapag nasa office ako hindi ako productive.. Kaya pinili ko na Friday na lang ako pumasok kahit mas expected ko may heavy traffic, mas light ang expectation kapag Friday.. Nakakatawa pa nga, yung mga office friends ko na kahit sa ibang weekday sila scheduled mag report sa office, pumapasok sila ng Friday.. Yung iba twice pumasok, kasi alam nila Friday nasa office ako..
Ang biruan tuloy, "pumasok lang para bumarkada"..

[_Qwerty_]

ok lang talaga pag hindi PEZA.. kaso for PEZA companies.. nagmamatigas tong FIRB that work needs to be done inside the economic zone / building..

FIRB says WFH only temporary, pushes for fully reopening economy

[kagalingan]

kachat ko ngayon yung telephone operator na manager. Pabalik na sila sa office pero 2days in a week. Hindi na daw sila uupa condo sa city of binayala. Maguuwian na lang. So magiging projeksyon ng rentals jan pabagsak talaga.

ang mabubuhay na condominium yung malapit sa skwelahan like university belt. UST is big money. Grabe mga carinderia at dormitory jan pero laki ng binagsak.

[kagalingan]

Housing | Philstar.com

Work from home
My column last week on WFH elicited some comments. One friend sent me this Viber message:

“Boo, I read your article today. The BIR is harassing BPOs. My company is a victim. BIR went to the office and demanded to see our books, attendance sheets, and reports to PEZA.

“They were threatening to fine us because we didn’t meet the 90/10 hybrid arrangement from Sept 2021 to March 2022. We told them we did meet the 90/10 based on the monthly reports we were submitting to PEZA, but they insisted that the report had to be daily.

“The BIR was also trying to levy a fine of P1 million when as far as I know, the only penalty is loss of PEZA incentives, which we are prepared to lose.

“My company is only an MSME and a 100 percent export earner. We are still losing money because the yen has depreciated so much and we are still recovering from our pandemic losses, so this BIR harassment is very unwelcome.

“It’s very hard to recruit now because prized recruits, especially from the IT field, want to work from home. They say they save a lot of commuting time (as much as three hours) and can even relocate back to their home provinces where they have a support system.”

Another friend who runs a BPO for a foreign company said they too were “raided” by the BIR and fined P2.5 million for violating the DOF orders on WFH. She said they were forced to pay right away, but her foreign principals are now reconsidering their presence here.

Here is a reader who regularly writes to me: “My son works in Gen Trias, Cavite, about 50 km from our place in Marikina. During the lockdowns the office observed WFH set up. It was fine, productive, convenient, cheaper, more comfortable, and therefore more preferable.

“Now he’s required to get back to the office. He needs to rent an apartment and come home on weekends. This set up costs money that could have been saved under the WFH set up, not to mention the hustle of wasted time and traffic. How can we respect these government officials with short circuited views?”

naapektuhan talaga business ni makati & bgc. Pinipilit talaga magopisina kasi nilalangaw ang condominium at kainan. Pati benta ng yosi at inuman pag nastress hindi makatulog.

its best for makati & bgc na maging talahiban. You cannot be a business district not sustaineable. Mafia nagpapaikot ng makati but the universe intervene.

Ang naiisip ko sa makati maging garden village para maging kaaya-aya. Kumakaripas pauwi mga tao.jan ayaw magstay to unwind.. Pero ako late 90s ko pa nakita na problemado lugar yan. Hindi kasi ako nakatingin sa kwarta. Yan ang epekto ng kagaya ko gusto padaliin ang buhay ahead agad

[_Qwerty_]

pag hindi kasi nila pinabalik eventually bibitawan na nang mga companies yung mga inuupahan nila sa PEZA buildings.. so malulugi yung mga buidling na yun.. eh as per PEZA kailangan work is done inside PEZA buildings or eco parks..

[Stigg ma]

pag hindi kasi nila pinabalik eventually bibitawan na nang mga companies yung mga inuupahan nila sa PEZA buildings.. so malulugi yung mga buidling na yun.. eh as per PEZA kailangan work is done inside PEZA buildings or eco parks..

perwisyo gobyerno, lagi umaasa sa buwis ng tao bayan pero hindi naman kaya suportahan ang mga nag babayad ng buwis...

simula panahon pa ng kastila eh perwisyo na ang gobyerno ng pilipinas

[uls]

^^^

halos lahat naman ng gobyerno sa mundo mas malaki ang gastos kesa tax collection

kaya meron sovereign debt market mag iinvest ka sa bonds issued by governments around the world

can you name a government that never had a budget deficit?

[boybi]

^^^

halos lahat naman ng gobyerno sa mundo mas malaki ang gastos kesa tax collection

kaya meron sovereign debt market mag iinvest ka sa bonds issued by governments around the world

can you name a government that never had a budget deficit?

Hong Kong and Macau.

[Stigg ma]

Hong Kong and Macau.

nice, tapos Value Added Tax (VAT) FREE (sales tax) pa sila...

dito binawasan ka na sa income tax, tapos pag pinambili mo eh tax nanaman sa sales tax, pag minalas ka pa meron pa municipal tax, environment tax, sugar tax, sin tax, excise tax at kung ano ano tax. pero tignan mo ang serbisyo ng gobyerno eh palpak, kahit lagay mo pera mo sa banko wala ka kawala sa tax, kikita ka ng 1% pero babawasan ng 20% yung kinita mo 1%

meron nga dati mayor ng las pinas ba yun na namatay na pero sa private hospital dinala sa taguig BGC, dapat dun sa public hospital lang ang mga govt employee para ayusin naman nila ang public hospital...