why can't corporate overlords listen to employees? "At Amazon, warehouse workers have shown support for corporate colleagues, noting they have nothing to gain if office workers lose flexibility that the pandemic proved possible." - NYT article (https://archive.ph/Y6RnI) Ironically, today -- "Meta Platforms employees assigned to an office will have to start coming in three days a week starting in September, as the company shifts to a more structured hybrid schedule. The move won’t affect workers who currently have remote positions, Meta said in a statement Thursday. The three-day mandate only applies to workers already in an office some days. It will take effect Sept. 5 [...]" - full WSJ article (https://archive.ph/myxMF) Perhaps it's all a ploy to get ppl to quit **shrug** -- many of us are still recovering from last week's "moment" (business layoffs). ...The three-day mandate only applies to workers already in an office some days. > WHY MAKE IT A MANDATE THEN.
On a cost per employee basis it's more expensive to operate buildings at half capacity than it is at full capacity. "Year of efficiency" remember?
Additionally, some of these companies own CREs and don't want it to crash
When employees quit because they don't want to come to work thrice a week, they don't need to be paid severance == Year of efficiency With hybrid, they can let the lease on some buildings expire and do a more optimum usage of existing buildings == Year of efficiency Arguably, better productivity when employees are in office (at least what management wants to believe) == Year of efficiency
Sucks , so if you are not remote classified you have to come to office ?
Or switch to remote.
That’s refreshing to hear that they’re allowed to update their status!
Because employee feedback is not the only input they are considering?
Besides using corporate templates can you explain what else are they considering?
It has become apparent that many of the top level CEOs (who have the best possible data about their respective companies' efficiency metrics) believe remote work was bad (OpenAI, Salesforce, Disney etc). It's possible that in the underground Discord servers where they all lurk, RTO is advertised as the way to move forward and thus they will all do it. I suggest you leave Meta and switch to a remote-first company until they RTO and then you switch again etc
Dad is mad that he bought all this property and no one is using it.
Dad wants to know how much of the property to keep. Can’t happen with people saying they come to the office and not showing up.
Dad already knows how many people are coming in. Dad can sell/close any buildings he wants.
RTO mandates are “quiet layoffs”. Period.
Bingo. Nothing more and nothing less.
Funny enough they keep the less skilled and experienced that have to keep their job due to whatever reason, and top talent flees elsewhere where they can get flexibility. They'd do much better with performance-based layoffs, as much as I hate suggesting any layoffs.
Zuck will soon implement the same rule on fully remote employees. He never stops disappointing me
yes, he is clever in his moves. Staggered layoffs and feeding news to media very often to get the stock price moving. Using AI buzzword as often as he can. Wow!! I could say he is heavily into pumping the stock. Hell with employees well-being…
Short term gains for long term pain. You do this enough and talent will not see you for a good place to land to build their career. Top talent will look elsewhere.
How easy is it to switch to remote at meta?
Many who go to the office 4-5 times a week are laid off. And those who are wfh, are forced to come to the office. I am like curious about the decision of this.
What kinda stupid statement is this?
Remote work will go as quickly as it came. Give it 3 years.
Because ALOT of people who don’t have full time remote status are not coming into the office at all. I’m full time remote at Meta and find my way into the office more than some colleagues who are not full time remote
So what? To each their own. As long as they are getting stuff done who cares?
full time remote has a different pay structure based on where you’re working from which wouldn’t be a factor if you weren’t officially a full remote employee.