▲ 467 ▼ Zoom has “Zoom fatigue,” requires workers to return to the office (arstechnica.com) submitted 3 years ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 42 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's a good way to lose all your top talent. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] debounced@kbin.run 33 points 3 years ago (2 children) Don't let it fool you, they'll make exceptions to the rule for the ones they want to keep. This is just a way to make their "worst" performers miserable so they quit instead of laying them off. All the shit tech companies are doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deeroh@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) As a datapoint from the other side, my company (big tech) is holding the party line no matter what. Lower level engineer or director - if you don't come in the requisite number of days a week, you're out. It's a bafflingly short-sighted move, but company culture is more important than anything apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 years ago You don’t have to waste people’s time and burn gas in traffic to foster a meaningful company culture. This is just about management egos needing to feel important, and always has been. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's just sunk cost fallacy on office space. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deeroh@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's my guess too. I assume there's some nuance to it that I'm not privy to, but real estate has to be a huge factor. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Lawdoggo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago This really depends. You would think that a company would know who it's top performers are, but if you are engineer who is more than two managers away from C suite, chances are the person who decides to end your job doesn't know or give a shit who you are, they just know that your salary is among the higher end. If a company wants to attract top talent they can always do so later permalink fedilink source parent
[–] debounced@kbin.run 33 points 3 years ago (2 children) Don't let it fool you, they'll make exceptions to the rule for the ones they want to keep. This is just a way to make their "worst" performers miserable so they quit instead of laying them off. All the shit tech companies are doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] deeroh@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) As a datapoint from the other side, my company (big tech) is holding the party line no matter what. Lower level engineer or director - if you don't come in the requisite number of days a week, you're out. It's a bafflingly short-sighted move, but company culture is more important than anything apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 years ago You don’t have to waste people’s time and burn gas in traffic to foster a meaningful company culture. This is just about management egos needing to feel important, and always has been. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's just sunk cost fallacy on office space. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deeroh@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's my guess too. I assume there's some nuance to it that I'm not privy to, but real estate has to be a huge factor. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Lawdoggo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago This really depends. You would think that a company would know who it's top performers are, but if you are engineer who is more than two managers away from C suite, chances are the person who decides to end your job doesn't know or give a shit who you are, they just know that your salary is among the higher end. If a company wants to attract top talent they can always do so later permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deeroh@lemdro.id 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) As a datapoint from the other side, my company (big tech) is holding the party line no matter what. Lower level engineer or director - if you don't come in the requisite number of days a week, you're out. It's a bafflingly short-sighted move, but company culture is more important than anything apparently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 years ago You don’t have to waste people’s time and burn gas in traffic to foster a meaningful company culture. This is just about management egos needing to feel important, and always has been. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's just sunk cost fallacy on office space. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deeroh@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's my guess too. I assume there's some nuance to it that I'm not privy to, but real estate has to be a huge factor. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Lawdoggo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 years ago You don’t have to waste people’s time and burn gas in traffic to foster a meaningful company culture. This is just about management egos needing to feel important, and always has been. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's just sunk cost fallacy on office space. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deeroh@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's my guess too. I assume there's some nuance to it that I'm not privy to, but real estate has to be a huge factor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deeroh@lemdro.id 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, that's my guess too. I assume there's some nuance to it that I'm not privy to, but real estate has to be a huge factor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev 2 points 3 years ago This really depends. You would think that a company would know who it's top performers are, but if you are engineer who is more than two managers away from C suite, chances are the person who decides to end your job doesn't know or give a shit who you are, they just know that your salary is among the higher end. If a company wants to attract top talent they can always do so later permalink fedilink source parent