Management doesn’t know how to deal with it. And instead of research something that would indubitably benefit everyone else, and in this case it includes not only workers, but also customers and even their fucking business model… They go back to a place of false comfort for themselves. That’s the sign of a sinking ship if I ever saw one.
Maybe the world"s remote workers should avoid Zoom since it isn’t even good enough for Zoom to use.
Wow that’s not a good look tbh. Pretty shitty leadership if they can’t even spin it.
I think they are just looking to reduce their headcount
Microsoft took a lot from them IMO. I use Zoom or Teams even when I’m in the office. I don’t like being hindered by meetings.
Most companies were going to at least return to a hybrid model. To think all companies would be 100% remote work is insane
So many roles can be fully remote. My job requires me I’m the office maybe 3 times a year. Why does that need to be hybrid?
The only ones pushing for this are the corporation’s bleeding out money in real estate rental costs.
When COVID hit and the lockdowns followed, I began working from home. They’ve asked for people to return to their offices and I’ve refused. I’m more productive at home and have a better work/life balance.
It’s insane to think the loss of remote work is inevitable. My current job is in the beginnings of turning us hybrid and it’s causing talent loss. Our jobs are functionally the same even when sitting in a cubicle because everything we do is still done “remotely”. We still have to login to the VPN, access remote desktops, use browser based systems, communicate via email, etc. Even meetings with upper management are done through teams, because it’s just EASIER to do.
The only thing we gain from going in is the occasional donut.
That’s not insane it’s how people have worked since the birth of the modern office over 109 years. To think an extreme circumstance such as COVID was going to force all of these big companies to be remote forever is insane. The power would eventually go back to employers. And unfortunately not enough workers across all industries unionized so the employee power is gone again. I’m lucky I get 3 days in office and 2 days at home. Honestly I’ll take that over 5 days in office like pre-Covid
