Microsoft announces work from home until October (globally) π€―π±
May 4, 2020
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Honestly dont know how I feel about this. Between Amazon WFH until October and Microsoft WFH until October I feel like all of the Greater Seattle Area is gonna be cooped up in their homes for this whole year. Thoughts?
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Maintenance teams are still doing the HVAC shifts to keep the workplace ready if we were to go back in. Op cost is still the same or no big difference.
Think about it. Why do they give free flu shots? Is it because theyβre so concerned with global health and well-being? Hell no. Itβs because they looked at the cost of shots vs the cost of lost revenue from people being sick. Itβs an easy calc.
Same thing happening here. The infection rate is MONSTROUS. So many people would be out sick. Now everyone is working from home and the company is being βso flexibleβ but our Calvinist worth ethic makes us kill ourselves for the company. Even if you do get sick while working from home, youβll keep working unless you need to go to the hospital.
Theyβre lowering the chance youβll get sick and raising the chance that youβll still work even if you do get sick.
Itβs a smart business move.
Now that said, Iβm glad Microsoft has seen the light on being very flexible for families. Everyone on my team who has to juggle child care during the day, now puts in hours at night so really I think theyβre doing MORE work than before. Iβve had to talk to my team and get them to tone it down a bit because I think itβll be bad for long term mental health to be burning the candle at both ends like that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/technology/microsoft-coronavirus-response.html
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