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Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 1:51 pm
by bigboybob
Can anyone confirm? Its a big topic on fishbowl that Skadden is now requiring 4 days per week in office. But no one has confirmed. Any insight welcomed.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 8:39 pm
by Anonymous User
3 days a week officially - tues, wed, thurs.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 1:50 am
by charles117
ive heard similar rumblings at my firm
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 1:34 pm
by Anonymous User
bigboybob wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 1:51 pm
Can anyone confirm? Its a big topic on fishbowl that Skadden is now requiring 4 days per week in office. But no one has confirmed. Any insight welcomed.
They will be announcing this at the state of the firm on 5/31. Anyone's guess as to what cheeses will accompany the announcement.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 3:42 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 1:34 pm
bigboybob wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 1:51 pm
Can anyone confirm? Its a big topic on fishbowl that Skadden is now requiring 4 days per week in office. But no one has confirmed. Any insight welcomed.
They will be announcing this at the state of the firm on 5/31. Anyone's guess as to what cheeses will accompany the announcement.
Can we get a French-esk Revolution going at Skadden if this happens? Thanks.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 2:18 pm
by Anonymous User
Heard new news. Can we get Skadden associates to confirm? 4 days a week, including Mondays.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 2:33 pm
by Anonymous User
Confirmed. Monday-Thursday starting September 5. You can pick 3 weeks in August to be fully remote.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 3:28 pm
by Anonymous User
Big if true. I expect a number of NYC firms will follow suit once this is public.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 3:52 pm
by Anonymous User
Heard it goes into effect post-labor day, all offices.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 5:57 pm
by PaperView
It's real.
fuck skadden.
i hope this is not the beginning of the end, with firms following them to 4 days then 5, and 7 if we let them get away with it.
https://www.law.com/2023/05/25/skadden- ... in-office/
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 12:01 am
by Anonymous User
From the Law.com article:
“. . . by affording attorneys the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays and during specified periods throughout the year, our modified hybrid work model will harness the best aspects of remote working while fueling innovation and professional development through more frequent in-person collaboration.”
I know that in all likelihood, this quote from Skadden was written by a human being versed in bland corporate Newspeak, but it truly sounds like it was written by ChatGPT. This statement (and the policy itself) is BLEAK.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 6:48 am
by Anonymous User
Any skadden lurkers mind giving a vibe check? Are people pissed or just taking it or what?
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:03 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 6:48 am
Any skadden lurkers mind giving a vibe check? Are people pissed or just taking it or what?
Nobody here cares what the associates think. Get back into the office or get your bonus cut or fired.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:41 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:03 pm
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 6:48 am
Any skadden lurkers mind giving a vibe check? Are people pissed or just taking it or what?
Nobody here cares what the associates think. Get back into the office or get your bonus cut or fired.
Lol stupid boomer.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:54 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 2:33 pm
Confirmed. Monday-Thursday starting September 5. You can pick 3 weeks in August to be fully remote.
How is this enforced?
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:23 pm
by Anonymous User
Interesting no one else has followed suit. I mean really, what's the difference between 3 days and 4. Why go to 4? Now you're just looking stupid and out in the cold.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:58 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:23 pm
Interesting no one else has followed suit. I mean really, what's the difference between 3 days and 4. Why go to 4? Now you're just looking stupid and out in the cold.
It’s just a matter of time; I would expect other NY white shoes to eventually follow suit. (Perhaps waiting until September so they can pitch it as, “OK, you had your summer fun — time to hunker down.”)
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:32 am
by Anonymous User
Dpw announced too
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:24 pm
by Anonymous User
Gimme some of that DPW culture.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:24 pm
by yyyuppp
Weird that firms would double down on sunk costs in the short term instead of moving to significantly reduce office footprints as their leases expire and save money
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:53 pm
by Anonymous User
yyyuppp wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:24 pm
Weird that firms would double down on sunk costs in the short term instead of moving to significantly reduce office footprints as their leases expire and save money
How quickly everything can change--but DPW shouldn't take anything for granted. Just ask the many de-funk companies that failed to adapt or change.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:54 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:53 pm
yyyuppp wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:24 pm
Weird that firms would double down on sunk costs in the short term instead of moving to significantly reduce office footprints as their leases expire and save money
How quickly everything can change--but DPW shouldn't take anything for granted. Just ask the many de-funk companies that failed to adapt or change.
What's the etymology of "de-funk"? seems like an incredibly interesting word.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:57 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:54 pm
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:53 pm
yyyuppp wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:24 pm
Weird that firms would double down on sunk costs in the short term instead of moving to significantly reduce office footprints as their leases expire and save money
How quickly everything can change--but DPW shouldn't take anything for granted. Just ask the many de-funk companies that failed to adapt or change.
What's the etymology of "de-funk"? seems like an incredibly interesting word.
Context clues from prior anon tell you all you need to know: A company or firm can't survive once it loses its funk. In its post-funk state, it has become de-funk.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:08 pm
by Anonymous User
I'm at V10 that hasn't announced a RTO policy formally - lately I havent been coming in all that much. Do we think these firms are tracking attendance at this point - i just get the feeling everyone is too busy to do something that anal-retentive.
Re: Skadden - 4 day/week in office
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:20 pm
by Anonymous User
yyyuppp wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:24 pm
Weird that firms would double down on sunk costs in the short term instead of moving to significantly reduce office footprints as their leases expire and save money
eh, none of them wanted WFH, there was no organic culture change leading to it. Not surprising that they want to bring the office back.