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[vetran]

I reckon about 1% of people know how to do anything other than follow the instructions IT send out. A lot of people struggle with that!


This seemed apt for the thread... some big-name tech firms have promised to let people work remotely as they see fit, but Apple is going in quite the other direction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57342768

If only more than 1% of people followed the instructions IT send out.

grr Users

[d000hg]

If only more than 1% of people followed the instructions IT send out.

grr Users

You should write better instructions

[vetran]

You should find better users

FTFY

[d000hg]

FTFY

What a surprise, it's never your fault is it.

[Paralytic]

But businesses primarily care about control and supervision and being able to extract the most out of resources. WFH does not fly with them.

"NatWest preparing for just 13% of staff to work in office full-time"

https://www.theguardian.com/business...fice-full-time

Those that keep reiterating that things will get back to how they were before March last year are either naive, or have a vested interested in getting people back into offices. Evidence is already showing otherwise.

[Fraidycat]

But businesses primarily care about control and supervision and being able to extract the most out of resources. WFH does not fly with them.

They can force an always on camera policy for that, to make sure you are at your pc during work hours.

Some companies already require that, expect it to become more common in future.

[vetran]

What a surprise, it's never your fault is it.

As I frequently didn't write them, the communication plan was devised at a corporate level and the text finely crafted by communication experts, not sure how YOU can believe it is my fault? I suppose you are just a bit of a thicky, that might explain it.

I was just the one who had to explain to people that if they had read the multitude of professional emails they had been sent they would understand why they could no longer do X.

[ladymuck]

What a surprise, it's never your fault is it.

I read it as a joke and thought it quite funny. Oh well.

[vetran]

They can force an always on camera policy for that.

hook it up to chat-roulette and you get constant monitoring. Sorted we have a business plan.