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[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“With more people in the office, we are in a better position to use our own technologies”??? What? Do they actually know what their product is?

[–] Prox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Classic corporate doublespeak, IMO.

"This is bad, but bad is good."

[–] Generative@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

To be replaced by commute fatigue

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a good way to lose all your top talent.

[–] debounced@kbin.run 0 points 1 year 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.

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

[–] deeroh@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago (1 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.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

The same BS my last employer was droning on and on about when he forced us all back because “collaboration”!

He spoke about “zoom fatigue”, which isn’t a real thing btw but that’s another matter entirely, and how being in the same building was better for us as a team.

The amount of collaboration it spark was exactly how many fucks I give about Zoom.

Zoom leadership and executives do not trust their own product.

[–] starlinguk@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just before the new covid wave nobody is vaccinated against. Nice.

[–] BenGFHC@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

EG.5, variant of omicron

[–] Tathas@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

They're just all going to be in the office and attending zoom meetings.