▲ 1024 ▼ Google is charging its employees $99 a night to stay at its on-campus hotel to help "transition to the hybrid workplace." (gizmodo.com) submitted 3 years ago by AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 218 points 3 years ago (3 children) What an absolute joke. Just let people work from home, you absolute dinosaurs. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 41 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 years ago It has nothing to do with profits. It's more profitable to have everyone work from home. Upper managers and executives simply prefer having everyone in the office because they like it. It's their preference. permalink fedilink source parent [+] DanTilDawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not though. None of this back-to-office stuff is for real estate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Devdogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Uhh, yes it is? I mean, if you take a look at how much real estate San Francisco has just in its downtown area that should tell you something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago Can we please think of the billionaires? What are they gonna do when their office buildings are empty? They need their property value! /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chunk@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) They want to force attrition. They over hired and need to reduce headcount but they don't want the negative press of laying more people off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sigswitch@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Whilst it wouldn't surprise me at all if this was the case, I've seen similar things at other companies, it's a completely brain-dead strategy. The people who leave are the most qualified and capable employees who can easily find a job elsewhere and you're just left with all the people who the company swept up in the boom period where they were hiring anyone with a pulse. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 41 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 years ago It has nothing to do with profits. It's more profitable to have everyone work from home. Upper managers and executives simply prefer having everyone in the office because they like it. It's their preference. permalink fedilink source parent [+] DanTilDawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not though. None of this back-to-office stuff is for real estate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Devdogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Uhh, yes it is? I mean, if you take a look at how much real estate San Francisco has just in its downtown area that should tell you something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 years ago It has nothing to do with profits. It's more profitable to have everyone work from home. Upper managers and executives simply prefer having everyone in the office because they like it. It's their preference. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DanTilDawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not though. None of this back-to-office stuff is for real estate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Devdogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Uhh, yes it is? I mean, if you take a look at how much real estate San Francisco has just in its downtown area that should tell you something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not though. None of this back-to-office stuff is for real estate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Devdogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Uhh, yes it is? I mean, if you take a look at how much real estate San Francisco has just in its downtown area that should tell you something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Devdogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Uhh, yes it is? I mean, if you take a look at how much real estate San Francisco has just in its downtown area that should tell you something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago Can we please think of the billionaires? What are they gonna do when their office buildings are empty? They need their property value! /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chunk@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) They want to force attrition. They over hired and need to reduce headcount but they don't want the negative press of laying more people off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sigswitch@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Whilst it wouldn't surprise me at all if this was the case, I've seen similar things at other companies, it's a completely brain-dead strategy. The people who leave are the most qualified and capable employees who can easily find a job elsewhere and you're just left with all the people who the company swept up in the boom period where they were hiring anyone with a pulse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sigswitch@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago Whilst it wouldn't surprise me at all if this was the case, I've seen similar things at other companies, it's a completely brain-dead strategy. The people who leave are the most qualified and capable employees who can easily find a job elsewhere and you're just left with all the people who the company swept up in the boom period where they were hiring anyone with a pulse. permalink fedilink source parent