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Zoom orders workers back to the office.
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Zoom orders workers back to the office.
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Originally posted by Mordac View Post
Presumably to pick up their P45s...
Ordering staff back to the office is a straightforward way to lose a proportion of remote based staff to reduce headcount and conserve cash, now finances are getting tighter for startups in particular. -
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Originally posted by edison View Post
I heard a similar observation yesterday from a founder I know who is quite active in the startup community.
Ordering staff back to the office is a straightforward way to lose a proportion of remote based staff to reduce headcount and conserve cash, now finances are getting tighter for startups in particular.
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If Zoom are including developers in that back to the office order, most of the talent will switch companies and stay remote. Zoom will then be left with lots of seat warmers that can be micromanaged and watched over like small children. Management will be very happy until the share price hits $1, because they can't innovate with seat warmers and don't have a monopoly on video conferencing.Comment
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Originally posted by saptastic View Post
Actually yes - its a way of cutting staff without the redundancies.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by krytonsheep View PostIf Zoom are including developers in that back to the office order, most of the talent will switch companies and stay remote. Zoom will then be left with lots of seat warmers that can be micromanaged and watched over like small children. Management will be very happy until the share price hits $1, because they can't innovate with seat warmers and don't have a monopoly on video conferencing.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Certain large American companies are renowned for it. Even before Covid they used to change older workers office so they left (you can probably guess who).
A few employees have committed suicide over it."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
Companies do this in countries like France as well due to employment laws. Though there they change the persons office every few months as the law/trade unions allow.
A few employees have committed suicide over it.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
companies hey? total bastards! I still laugh over expecting employee loyalty.
The cases I was thinking about has it own wiki page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_S.A._suicides
Shows there aren't new management techniques under the sun.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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