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WFH - Work from home

Fred Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert21 March 2026 02:26:37

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The Trump war is causes economic issues in many countries,聽 including Indonesia.

The government is looking at Work from home one day per week in the hope of stretching expensive,聽 and rarer than normal oil supplies.

I expect the government will push forward more Chinese renewable energy projects in the hope of mitigating Trump's mess.

Other options might include home solar that will run a fridge and an AC unit.

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Cheryl Moderator

Member since 15 October 2018

CherylModerator25 March 2026 10:30:00

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Hello Fred,

Do you happen to have any updates on this? It would be great to share any official news on whether working from home has been implemented or not.

Cheers,

Cheryl

Fred Indonesia Expert

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FredIndonesia Expert25 March 2026 11:04:02

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Information is pretty limited at the moment.

Some few hours ago, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the policies have been decided and will be announced soon. However, there are no solid details at this time.

It looks like government workers will be asked to WFH on Fridays, but that seems to be more like speculation than fact.

There is no official word about schools and businesses.

Fred Indonesia Expert

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert25 March 2026 11:11:56

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If anyone from government reads this, perhaps an alternative strategy might be to ban ICE vehicles for one day per week rather than stop people working.

EVs are far cheaper to fuel up, and e-bike/e-motorbikes even more so.

My little thing would get me to central Jakarta and back with ease, but it uses almost no electricity to do it.

These things are very common here so disruption would be lessened when compared to WFH.

Fred Indonesia Expert

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert25 March 2026 12:11:59

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East Java has set a WFH for every Wednesday for government employees.

No mention of private companies

Fred Indonesia Expert

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert28 March 2026 21:12:14

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It's starting to look like only civil servants will do this.

Fred Indonesia Expert

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FredIndonesia Expert31 March 2026 15:01:37

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Most civil servants, and a lot in the private sector.

Primary and secondary education will keep a five day week, as will food and other services that can't manage remote work.

Lotus Eater ViP

Member since 26 June 2012

Lotus EaterViP01 April 2026 11:30:56

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@Fred

It looks like government workers will be asked to WFH on Fridays

Ever heard of 鈥淧OETS鈥� day?

Fred Indonesia Expert

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert01 April 2026 11:46:25

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@Fred
It looks like government workers will be asked to WFH on Fridays
Ever heard of 鈥淧OETS鈥� day? - @Lotus Eater

Sadly, it's more like POTUS day

Lotus Eater ViP

Member since 26 June 2012

Lotus EaterViP01 April 2026 19:41:32

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1954

@Fred

I was referring to, and I quote " Piss Off Early Tomorrows Saturday" But then civil servants usually only effectively work a 4 day week anyway. So its 'Plus Ca Change'.