He probably already has a new job. He's a high-level director who supposedly made important discoveries in AI.
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Apple's Director of Machine Learning Resigns Due to Return to Office Work
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Oh yeah, it couldn't have anything to do with the actual pandemic killing 1 million people in two years. An insane cult taking over government institutions, and attacking social/education systems... Active shooter drills and police state security in schools... book bans... Literal environmental doom... No, it couldn't have anything to do with those things. It must be the masks and being schooled at home (which is where homeschooler folks want their kids in the first place, but let's not address that inconsistency).
So many people project their own issues onto kids. They scream "BUT THE CHILDERN" for everything with which they themselves struggle (kids are WAY more resilient than YOU). Then they mock actual children and young adults standing up to share their actual views if they don't reflecting the ideologies of those constantly shouting "BUT THE CHILDREN!"
Sought-after employees will have flexibility to do things like this and good for them making a stand, it helps those of us in a weaker negotiating position.
This is neither here nor there. The conversation is about an apple employee leaving the company because apple did not have the benefits the former employee was looking for. Don’t turn this into some liberal distribution of wealth social program.
If me as a small corporation is paying employees to work, it’s under the companies guidelines, not the employees. Whether those guidelines are suffocating or expansive the employee and employer both chose whether or not a candidate is suitable.
Agoraphobia has blossomed during the pandemic, not many would admit or recognize it and cite other reasons for wanting to stay in their "safe place of comfort"
Given that people were forced to work from home for two years that agreement was already broken for the benefit of the company. The counter is that those two years show that the company is fully capable of supporting work from home. Given that the company is in the employee's debt, accommodating this request doesn't just seem reasonable it feels obligatory.
It's unethical to ask someone to go into an office when they have demonstrated they can do the job remotely.
When was this era? Was it before 1960? We don't even respect doctors or teachers, so why should some MBA be respected?
If the employer didn't know the employee moved then their location clearly has no relevance to their ability to do the job.
A lot of the commentators here need to learn what "lazy" means, since they seem to be throwing the word at people for the crime of [checks notes]... daring to try to negotiate with an employer, and then ending their employment when the outcome of said negotiation isn't to their liking. None of you "lazy" throwers have any idea what or how much work this guy has done or will do. He could actually be lazy, but you'd only be "correct" as a result of random chance, not as a result of any critical thinking.
You didn't answer any of my questions. They are directly related to this article because in the face of inflation and increasing wealth disparity the workforce is going to revolt. If we don't start implementing employee-friendly policies now, the law won't protect anyone.
I don't know how any of this seriously affects children other than maaybe the drills. I was in middle school when the real problems started: iPhones, social media, video games, and excessive competition for college robbing everyone's childhood (also overprotective parenting but that's not new). It's clear talking to people a year older than me vs a year younger who lived and who didn't.
Edit: They also had active shooter drills while I was in middle/high school.
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Their mistake was in making an absolute statement. Some work is better done in person (but not all, and not always). However, we have arrived at a point in society's technological development where a majority of office work does not need to be in an office.
While I agree with much of what you say, even the most ardent supporters of COVID safety measures and mandates now agree that school closures were a big mistake -
Goodness - look at the light pollution Apple's building is giving off....
Anyway, if you work for any organisation you agree to their terms of employment or you leave for a organisation that is a better match for you. I have sympathy with those who wish to work from home, but this is a choice.
Anyway, if you work for any organisation you agree to their terms of employment or you leave for a organisation that is a better match for you. I have sympathy with those who wish to work from home, but this is a choice.
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And you're allowed to be that way. ?? I hope you always have the option to work in the way that is best for you. The problem with this thread are the people attacking employees for daring to negotiate with employers and then leaving their jobs when they decide the job does not work for them. Looks like you're not doing that (as far as I've read so far), so you're good.
Uh... They didn't stop people from stealing trade secrets LONG before the COVID19-pressured WFH situation...
I’m not answering the questions because you’re moving the goalposts and creating a strawman. This is a simple business transaction between and employee and employer. That’s the discussion.
It is drama when you send it in an email to all your subordinates as your farewell. And I have been forced to work from home since 2019. I haven’t left because I have my reasons but I was against the move originally and my next move will not be remote. But I surely won’t send an email blaming work from home to all my colleagues.
There should be no attacking the (former) employee or no attacking the employer. This is a simple business transaction where employer offers x benefits and employee wants z benefits.
The discussion is, that employers have overreached and are using position and influence to undermine employee rights. This isn't about should employees be able to work from home, but how do we ensure that employers have no say.
If you are claiming employers have a right to dictate policy then we need to fix that misunderstanding.
Sorry. I believe it is true. From The NY Times (not a conservative paper by any measure):
‘Not Good for Learning’ (Published 2022)
New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.
Policy makers and health officials will sometimes make mistakes. Those things happen. We need to learn from those mistakes rather than pretend that they did not happen or that these officials are infallible.
Oh, well, no worries. We often believe things that are not true.Sorry. I believe it is true. From The NY Times (not a conservative paper by any measure):
‘Not Good for Learning’ (Published 2022)
New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.www.nytimes.com
Policy makers and health officials will sometimes make mistakes. Those things happen. We need to learn from those mistakes rather than pretend that they did not happen or that these officials are infallible.
I can’t have any insight into answering that question. Everybody is replaceable, some more easily than others. But it does seem as if Silicon Valley has a round Robin of employees leaving one company to go to another.
Sorry. I believe it is true. From The NY Times (not a conservative paper by any measure):
‘Not Good for Learning’ (Published 2022)
New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.
Policy makers and health officials will sometimes make mistakes. Those things happen. We need to learn from those mistakes rather than pretend that they did not happen or that these officials are infallible.
Kids weren't as vulnerable from covid, but they can stiil carry and pass it on to family members at home who are more vulnerable. It was the right decision.