Eh man, do whatever you want. I feel sorry for whoever works for you and hope they one day realize there are places to work with bosses who actually care about their opinions and what they want.
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This is hilariously patronizing. Anyone who doesn’t WFH is now some pitiful rube who doesn’t realize she’s being oppressed? That’s funny.
Not at all, if you are someone who wants to go into the office, then go for it. Im not for making anyone work from home if they don’t want to, the same way im not for making someone come into the office if they don’t feel like they are as productive there.
I’m all for choice, work where you work best. What you seem to not realize is that a relationship between an employer and its employees is a symbiotic one. There’s no business without your employees, just like there’s no jobs without you. If you want to lead like an authoritarian, then that’s fine, all I’ve been saying is that the landscape is changing and less and less people are willing to put up with that type of bad leadership. You’ll always be able to find someone desperate for a job, just like Wendy’s is always able to find someone to work the drive through, but talent is gunna go to where the best benefits and work environments are.
Employers should be bound by what employees “feel like” doing? Hiring people for in-person positions makes me an “authoritarian”? Your argument gets more silly with each new post.
Article in todays WSJ titled: "JPMorgan, Goldman Call time on Work-From-Home. Their Rivals Are Ready to Pounce." Sub-title: "The two Wall Street titans know they might lose some employees who prefer flexibility. They're OK with that."
lol Im deducing your authoritarian style based on previous comments about not caring about what employees want and they are there to serve you and make your life easier.
employers SHOULD work with their workforce to make their talent as happy as possible. When talent isn’t happy, they leave.. there’s a million other places to work.
i don’t expect you to tell me, but I’d love to know what company you own.
Ah, I see. You’re calling me an authoritarian for my own good. You’re afraid all of my people will wake up, realize they’re being exploited and oppressed, and flee for greener pastures. Haha. Thanks.
(On a serious note, your “choice” argument is bizarre. No one has had a gun put to their head. Anyone who doesn’t like the terms of employment is and always has been free to decline a job or quit a job. But what they don’t have is the “choice” to suddenly decide their office job is now a “work from home in some other city or country” job.)
Absolutely. Employers should do their best based on the company to make employees happy. However, there is a limit to what employers will do and when employers reach that limit, employees are under no obligation to continue working for that employer. It's a very good system. A disgruntled employee who wants to remain at home can leave the job and be replaced with one who won't have an issue coming into the company's offices. Sure there are on-boarding costs...but the on-boarding costs will likely be cheaper than paying an employee to do a sub-optimal job.
Hard to lead a remote work force? Interesting. No wonder your type is a dying breed. Best get with the times or be left in the dust.
Mind naming some companies that have died because they didn’t allow employees to WFH 100% of the time? Thanks in advance.
The work from home movement is obviously very early and the repercussions for not adapting will not be felt right away. Not a hard concept to grasp.
if you’d like examples of companies that died out because they didn’t adapt to changes in society I suggest you look up Blockbuster, Blackberry, or just about any bookstore. Sure these aren’t like for like comparisons, but it’s an example of how being stuck in an old school mindset can destroy you.
We’ve already had 60+ pages of rebuttal. Read those and then let me know if you came up with a new angle that needs a reply.
Ah, I see. Your strident “adapt or die” when it comes to allowing 100% WFH was just a guess. Turns out no companies have actually died.
You have a lot of time to burn online as a CEO apparently. You can think about that angle. I’m sure your employees would be impressed.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m sure you’ll always be able to find someone willing to work for you, that doesn’t mean they will be talented or well qualified individuals. Maybe you own a Wendy’s franchise and this type of thing doesn’t matter to you.
Maybe I’m on vacation. Maybe my company is a well-oiled machine. Maybe I need to buy a pile of MBPs and I’m desperate for news re: MBPs with Apple silicon.