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I have mentioned it before and pretty much its an issue many have seen before, some executives take far too much pride in their real estate to the point it can

I have mentioned it before and pretty much its an issue many have seen before, some executives take far too much pride in their real estate to the point it can negatively impact their employees and the communities they are in. Apple's in particular really came off as one of the most audacious expressions of corporate ego in years. Everything about it seemed to be them screaming "we are so much better than you". From bragging about glass work to the damn chairs in the building. It was just so odd. The employee impact is real in that these same executives and managers are loathe to see their pride and joy empty. even my work place shocked a lot of people with a declaration that anyone looking to continue remote work post pandemic will need VP approval for three days a week; as in they don't even want to consider full remote and the previous two days with permission is being clawed back. the biggest boon for many in my work for WFH has been the severe reduction in meetings. what it tells me is that if their claims of everyone is doing so well remotely is that perhaps they feel threatened that they don't need to exercise on hand control for work to be done, as in they themselves might be more redundant than they want to admit to.

Angostura 6y ago
> From bragging about glass work to the damn chairs in the building. It was just so odd. It's a symbolic embodiment of their products' build quality, attention to detail, design-lead ethos and green credentials. It also provides a place for some people to work.
jdhn 6y ago
>even my work place shocked a lot of people with a declaration that anyone looking to continue remote work post pandemic will need VP approval for three days a week Soemthing tells me that if your competitors start offering 3 days a week remote work and people start taking them up on that offer, your company will change their stance mighty quick. >they themselves might be more redundant than they want to admit to. I really expect there to be a look across all businesses at mid level management. C-suite will save themselves, but people downstream won't be able to.
fullshark 6y ago
I only found it odd in that everything about the office seemed incredibly unappealing to me in terms of working there. Seemed to focus on things that employees don't really care about. Having companies brag about their offices in order to attract talent, after all employees will spend 40-80 hours a week of their life there, is not that weird to me.
- bluGill 6y ago
  sure, but that doesn't mean the things they brad about will attract me. Of course my degree is in human/machine interaction. I automatically look past pretty and see how awful some buildings are for actual use. I'm weird that way.

Angostura 6y ago

> From bragging about glass work to the damn chairs in the building. It was just so odd. It's a symbolic embodiment of their products' build quality, attention to detail, design-lead ethos and green credentials. It also provides a place for some people to work.

jdhn 6y ago

>even my work place shocked a lot of people with a declaration that anyone looking to continue remote work post pandemic will need VP approval for three days a week Soemthing tells me that if your competitors start offering 3 days a week remote work and people start taking them up on that offer, your company will change their stance mighty quick. >they themselves might be more redundant than they want to admit to. I really expect there to be a look across all businesses at mid level management. C-suite will save themselves, but people downstream won't be able to.

fullshark 6y ago

I only found it odd in that everything about the office seemed incredibly unappealing to me in terms of working there. Seemed to focus on things that employees don't really care about. Having companies brag about their offices in order to attract talent, after all employees will spend 40-80 hours a week of their life there, is not that weird to me.

bluGill 6y ago
sure, but that doesn't mean the things they brad about will attract me. Of course my degree is in human/machine interaction. I automatically look past pretty and see how awful some buildings are for actual use. I'm weird that way.