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> I worry that MBAs of other companies will take the lessons learned from Silicon Valley WFH and misapply them. Don't worry: It won't be the last time it happe
by 908B64B197 6y ago
> I worry that MBAs of other companies will take the lessons learned from Silicon Valley WFH and misapply them.
Don't worry: It won't be the last time it happens. How many shops have I heard say they are "Just like Google" only to find out that what they mean by that is that they have beanbag chairs?
> But it's potentially a lot cheaper up front not to have offices, just like open plan offices were cheaper, so I fear MBAs may discount these drawbacks and make WFH the default in many, many places where it's a bad idea.
They'll learn that they need a higher caliber of employees to make it work. Incidentally, these employees are also now hirable by competing SV firms that can and will outbid them.
- sombremesa 6y ago> hirable by competing SV firms that can and will outbid them That depends. As an ex-FAANG employee, I happily add a sizeable premium to my salary at the prospect of working at one of those again.