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When I worked for Intel 2005-2007, at the beginning they were extremely hybrid friendly. It quickly became apparent that many employees were abusing the system
by gwbas1c 5y ago
When I worked for Intel 2005-2007, at the beginning they were extremely hybrid friendly.
It quickly became apparent that many employees were abusing the system, and not really doing their job. Sometimes, "telecommuting for a week" was codeword for a 2nd week of vacation. There were also rumors of employees running liquor stores while on the clock.
IMO, the hybrid model will work best when employers and employees can build mutual trust and quickly rectify when someone remote is slacking off. I suspect it means learning how to identify who needs to work in person, and who's most productive at home.
- heymijo 5y agoIME, if you get enough people together someone is going to abuse the system. If it's an exception, then making a rule is the wrong play. Now again IME, if it's the culture across the board, then that's a leadership problem and likely an organization with no direction. As an outsider looking in, I know Paul Otellini got a lot of good press for his time at Intel even though he passed on making chips for the iPhone and missed mobile completely. So I can't say if Intel during that period fits with my statements above.
- edem 5y agoSlacking has nothing to do with your whereabouts. A person can slack while they are sitting next to you. What you need instead is a way to evaluate performance and take action based on that performance.