Many Office Workers Still Commuting on First WFH Day: It Depends on the Job
The first week of the government’s work-from-home (WFH) policy every Friday commenced today. However, there is still significant movement of workers heading to offices in the Sudirman area, Central Jakarta.
Observations by detikcom at Sudirman Station on Friday (10/4/2026) at 09:00 WIB showed the station area remaining crowded. Workers were arriving from all directions to their respective offices.
The platform at Sudirman Station became bustling as trains from Manggarai and Tangerang arrived. Some KRL passengers were even seen walking quickly to exit the station.
A worker named Ibrahim stated that his office, which operates in the amusement park sector, has not yet implemented the WFH policy every Friday. According to him, his field requires a lot of on-site manpower.
“That’s it, I’m not (doing WFH) yet. If the work is in the field, it might be difficult, right?” said Ibrahim when met at Sudirman Station.
Nevertheless, Ibrahim hopes that the government’s policy on WFH for civil servants and private sector workers can be applied. He said that if he were working at a desk, it would be better to be allowed to WFH.
“Actually, it depends on the job, right? If I’m mostly handling data, it can be flexible; I could do it from home, that’s what I want. But sometimes I’m also required to go to the field,” he explained.
Another worker, Zico (37), said there has been no news of the WFH policy at his office up to today. Zico stated that work in the financial services sector is not easy to implement with WFH.
“I haven’t seen it yet, but I don’t know about the future. But I haven’t seen it being applied in financial services. Because that kind of sector is critical, right? That’s why during COVID, some sectors were exceptions,” said Zico.
He feels unperturbed if his sector does not implement WFH. According to him, since choosing that career, he was aware of the risks and consequences.
“We work according to our current workplace. These days, we just need to be more adaptive,” he said.
As is known, the government has implemented the WFH policy as a step to save fuel amid the conflict in the Middle East. The prepared scheme allows employees to work from home one day per week.