fitdude19 t1_jdmklqq wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:51 PM

It depended, and still depends on the company. In tech, 2 days was tolerated with occasional 3 remote days allowed for top performers but the expectation was that you'd be in office a minimum of 2, preferably 4 days a week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were and are still the most popular days to go to the office to have extended weekends.

Commute times on the other hand were much looser. People always used to come and go way past 9 or way before 5 to try and beat the commute which now turned into an all day rush hour during office days that seem to be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for most.

Mei_Flower1996 OP t1_jdmoy20 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:22 PM

That's sounds more like it makes sense to me. When I was an undergrad pre COVID, my professors did make it seem like Bioinfo was remote work friendly. I think the idea was if you worked Bioinfo in Boston and had a long commute, 1-2 WFH days was much more manageable, as opposed to entry level biotech jobs, where you need to be on site due to the nature of the work.