WFH at Apple...possibly forever?

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Sep 23, 2020 333 Comments

The way I see it, if Apple can WFH and make it work,,,can't most companies follow its model? I'm looking at you Netflix!

https://fortune.com/2020/09/21/apple-tim-cook-work-from-home-permanent-changes/

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  • Netflix
    He$DeadJim

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    He$DeadJim
    Why are you looking at us? Teams already are accommodating for permanent remote. I know many people who bought homes already and not coming back.

    Some parts of Apple will be able to work remote. IS&T seems like one of them. Others won’t.

    Don’t paint all companies with a broad brush.
    Sep 23, 2020 27
    • You don’t want your kids to grow up in Vegas. Do you?
      Sep 24, 2020
    • Netflix
      He$DeadJim

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      He$DeadJim
      I don’t know about living in Vegas, but there’s going to be a lot of buying opportunities on foreclosures there. The whole economy is based on the gambling and service industry which isn’t going to be back to normal for quite a while. Look for Q1 2021 for current delinquencies to finally hit the foreclosure auction stage.

      I know people who live in Henderson. Nice area. Pretty boring though.
      Sep 24, 2020
  • Fcuk wfh!
    Sep 23, 2020 21
    • Accertify, Inc. / Eng
      jJYD62

      Accertify, Inc. Eng

       jJYD62
      Why do we accommodate only extroverts? You realize not wfh is torture for introverts right?
      Sep 24, 2020
    • Google
      p3ngu1n

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      p3ngu1n
      Introverts do not need the same level of human interaction, but careerwise it's probably worse, I still love it
      Sep 24, 2020
  • Apple
    dEQT85

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    dEQT85
    I guess only reason I want to go back to office is my increased expense for internet and electricity. Had there be benefits from employer for those, i would have preferred WFH more.
    Sep 23, 2020 26
    • Apple
      pacswim

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      pacswim
      How about all those Google people that were trying to expense their lunch Doordash because of WFH and not having the company cafeteria? Pretty sure they coud afford to buy their own food, too.

      On the internet thing, I think of it like a utility. If I smoke my data allownace I'll expense it back (the delta cost) but even if I wasn't WFH I'd still have internet. Not that big of a deal and if my budget is that tight that I'm sweating the Comcast bill, I've got bigger problems.
      Sep 24, 2020
    • So you are willing to be stuck in traffic for 1+ hours every day just to not spend that $100 combined cost of internet & electricity per month (or $3 / day)?

      In other words, you are paying yourself $3 / hour at the most.

      What a level of judgements.
      Nov 20, 2020
  • People who want to WFH permanently scare the hell out of me. I hope to wake up in a few months and learn that companies weren’t actually serious about it. Man, where is this world going...
    Sep 23, 2020 12
    • BMW
      DeLoreanAD

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      DeLoreanAD
      Age matters a lot I would say. What I needed/wanted at 25 is not what I need/want at 36. You are mixing thing up. The fact that street are empty is because of covid, not WFH.
      Sep 24, 2020
    • This has nothing to do with social life, this is about having a wife and 2 kids at home. Come back to me when you get there and tell me what you think about permanently working from home.
      Sep 24, 2020
  • Amazon
    evolveordi

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    evolveordi
    You think WFH makes sense for a hardware company? Pretty much no one has laboratory setups at home to test hardware prototypes and keep work confidential

    WFH only makes sense if your products are mostly/entirely software
    Sep 23, 2020 14
    • Amazon
      PAmi75

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      PAmi75
      Hahaha hire someone?! At Amazon you are expected to be a little bit of everything because to focus on delivering quantity.
      Sep 24, 2020
    • Facebook
      ⚛️🆔☣️

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      ⚛️🆔☣️
      Lol. Amazon can’t afford a technician but can afford 🍌. Time to time is maybe once or twice a month. I do it just to make an appearance for the most part. Generally on my team people might have to come to the office max once per week. WFH 9 out of 10 days qualifies as remote in my book. So guess I’m a contradictor.
      Sep 24, 2020