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I guess this could just as easily be posted in an anti-work community

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wouldn't be surprised if this is just to weed out employees so they don't need to do layoffs. Forcing return to office keeps employees that are "loyal" to the company while potentially trimming down total headcount.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

They'll have a ton of workers who are hundreds to thousands of miles away, housed elsewhere, with kids in school, who will have to quit rather than somehow go to that office, so yeah.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hahaha Zoom about to be btfo by resignations

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's probably the idea.

Get rid of a load of staff, cut costs, boost profits in the extreme short term.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The problem with doing it this way is that the first people out are the best engineers that can quickly and easily get another job.

Ah but of course, short term gains are clearly better when management can golden parachute away before the consequences arrive...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Ah, but they're also the best paid.

Double savings.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

just slack off those 2/5 days where they force you in the office and kill their network while you're at it (upload unnecessarily)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Stupid af.

C'mon guys.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
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