Hybrid work mode came to the aid of thousands of IT employees in Hyderabad as rains pounded the city on Thursday making daily commute challenging, many roads risky to ride and also travel by cabs and autorickshaw expensive.
Attendance in the offices of IT companies was low with many employees opting to work from home in view of the rain, Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) president Manisha Saboo said. This, however, was on expected line with most large IT firms, in the wake of the pandemic, permitting hybrid work mode. They have allowed employees to work from home (WFH) for two days and three days from office.
“Our employees decide whether they want to come to office or not as most of the offices are working in a hybrid mode. Thus, some of the offices on Thursday did not send out any communication [on coming to office or WFH]... whoever came to office were asked to leave early in view of the rain alert. Offices buses left early,” she said.
