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>The goal is to make the company’s workforce more nimble No the goal is to reduce head count with out laying people off. Companies that go from Remote to Non-R
by syshum 9y ago
>The goal is to make the company’s workforce more nimble
No the goal is to reduce head count with out laying people off. Companies that go from Remote to Non-Remote do it because it is an easy way to reduce head count with out having to Lay people off, it is a methodology to force people to look for work elsewhere.
People that can not relocate or have built their life around working from home can not or will not make the transition back to working in an office easily. As such they will seek out employment that better fits their needs which is ultimately these companies goal because they want to avoid that "XX Company is laying off X,XXX people in the next quarter" headlines
- abakker 9y ago>Companies that go from Remote to Non-Remote do it because it is an easy way to reduce head count with out having to Lay people off, it is a methodology to force people to look for work elsewhere. Isn't the article suggesting that Automattic is doing the opposite? They are allowing people to work remote? By your logic, this would be to help retain workers, right?
- syshum 9y agoThe story also talks about IBM and Yahoo and how they are doing the opposite of Automattic, this is where the quote is from and what I am talking about. While the headline is about Automattic the actual article covers more than just them
- dnh44 9y agoYeah I think he got it backwards. I still found his comment insightful but it just doesn't apply to this post.
- tcbawo 9y agoGoing remote may make a company easier to sell as well.
- _e 9y agoThere is less to no friction to look for new employment when you work entirely remotely.