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I don't really understand the point of a news article where not even a poll is used. Just saying "they've heard anecdotes" does nothing but reinforce existing
by xeromal 4y ago
I don't really understand the point of a news article where not even a poll is used.
Just saying "they've heard anecdotes" does nothing but reinforce existing biases that everyone here will have.
Hard data will at least convince some people who have biases but trust scientific processes to change their opinions.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> Just saying "they've heard anecdotes" That's what a journalist does. They go out and listen to people and they tell you what they're hearing and provide context to it. You want a scientist - that's a different thing. Both are useful in practice.
- xeromal 4y agoI'll agree with you that it can definitely be useful. I just don't see the usefulness in this particular instance. Work From Home is a heated topic that is sharply divided between types of personalities so articles like this will just cause circular arguments IMHO.
- hellisothers 4y agoI think the issue being taken is that it’s not even clear their data is coming directly from the workers in question as opposed to “I heard anecdotes” ie 3rd party stories.
- omoikane 4y agoSome poll results can be found in the 3rd paragraph: "A recent survey of more than 650 Apple employees on third-party anonymous polling site Blind revealed 76% of respondents were dissatisfied with the company's return-to-office plans; 56% said they'd consider resigning over it."
- SpicyLemonZest 4y agoIt's frankly dishonest for the article to characterize Blind, a well-known "complain about your job" app, as a "polling site" which might have meaningful results.