Sorry if this is the wrong place for this.
DH and I work for in similar roles, but for very different company cultures. We had a discussion last night about how we couldn’t see ourselves working the other way around; and I thought I’d be interesting to get other peoples takes on it.
For context, both are “office” jobs that involve emails, meetings, MS office and not much else.
Company One:
- Hybrid working, with majority WFH.
- Outside of the odd pre-arranged meeting, it’s very much a case of work when and where you want
- BUT - this is linked to an (unofficial) expectation to be available when and where they want. Phone calls/emails come in late into the evening with an expectation they’ll be answered.
- Culture of taking as little AL as possible, and again not unusual to be expected to answer emails or take calls during AL
Company Two:
- Everyone expected to be physically in the office, Mon-Fri 9-5.
- Any request for hybrid, flexi-hours or part time is met with “We don’t do that here”
- BUT - Work stays at work. There is never any expectation to even think about the company outside of that 9-5.
- Generous AL allowance, and you’re encouraged to take it. They’d never dream of contacting you while on AL. If they really really needed your input on something, they’d wait until you got back.
So assuming a similar rate of pay… which would you prefer?