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        "id": 1668745,
        "msgid": "many-office-workers-still-commuting-on-first-wfh-day-it-depends-on-the-job-1775796655",
        "date": "2026-04-10 10:41:47",
        "title": "Many Office Workers Still Commuting on First WFH Day: It Depends on the Job",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's new policy mandating work-from-home (WFH) every Friday for civil servants and private sector employees began today as a measure to conserve fuel amid the Middle East conflict, yet many workers in Jakarta's Sudirman area continue to commute to offices. Observations at Sudirman Station reveal crowded platforms with employees heading to work, particularly those in field-based roles like amusement parks or critical sectors such as financial services, which may be exempt or challenging to implement remotely. While some workers express a desire for flexible WFH options depending on tasks, others accept the need for on-site presence in essential industries, highlighting the policy's varied impact across job types.",
        "content": "<p>The first week of the government\u2019s work-from-home (WFH) policy every\nFriday commenced today. However, there is still significant movement of\nworkers heading to offices in the Sudirman area, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Observations by detikcom at Sudirman Station on Friday (10\/4\/2026) at\n09:00 WIB showed the station area remaining crowded. Workers were\narriving from all directions to their respective offices.<\/p>\n<p>The platform at Sudirman Station became bustling as trains from\nManggarai and Tangerang arrived. Some KRL passengers were even seen\nwalking quickly to exit the station.<\/p>\n<p>A worker named Ibrahim stated that his office, which operates in the\namusement park sector, has not yet implemented the WFH policy every\nFriday. According to him, his field requires a lot of on-site\nmanpower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s it, I\u2019m not (doing WFH) yet. If the work is in the field, it\nmight be difficult, right?\u201d said Ibrahim when met at Sudirman\nStation.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Ibrahim hopes that the government\u2019s policy on WFH for\ncivil servants and private sector workers can be applied. He said that\nif he were working at a desk, it would be better to be allowed to\nWFH.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, it depends on the job, right? If I\u2019m mostly handling data,\nit can be flexible; I could do it from home, that\u2019s what I want. But\nsometimes I\u2019m also required to go to the field,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Another worker, Zico (37), said there has been no news of the WFH\npolicy at his office up to today. Zico stated that work in the financial\nservices sector is not easy to implement with WFH.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t seen it yet, but I don\u2019t know about the future. But I\nhaven\u2019t seen it being applied in financial services. Because that kind\nof sector is critical, right? That\u2019s why during COVID, some sectors were\nexceptions,\u201d said Zico.<\/p>\n<p>He feels unperturbed if his sector does not implement WFH. According\nto him, since choosing that career, he was aware of the risks and\nconsequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work according to our current workplace. These days, we just need\nto be more adaptive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As is known, the government has implemented the WFH policy as a step\nto save fuel amid the conflict in the Middle East. The prepared scheme\nallows employees to work from home one day per week.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/many-office-workers-still-commuting-on-first-wfh-day-it-depends-on-the-job-1775796655",
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