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It's because companies see that employees don't push back. I sometimes wonder if these moves are just as much about asserting dominance as they are about busine
by tdeck 3y ago
It's because companies see that employees don't push back. I sometimes wonder if these moves are just as much about asserting dominance as they are about business outcomes.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoI’m literally quitting my cushy senior executive job at megacorp X because I would rather program remotely at a discount. I don’t seek any sympathy for my situation, I’m doing good. But I refuse to be forced into the past and if they value my corporeal presence over my ability to make value for them, then they get neither. My happiness and sanity is worth more than their obsessive need to control everyone and force people to work the way management works best, rather than the way the employee produces best. I support folks that dig working in office, but I resent being told to work their way if it doesn’t work for me.
- Apofis 3y agoI can't imagine ever moving to San Francisco or NYC for even twice the pay to be honest. Having to endure the NYC subway for another miserable summer is a big fat no from me (especially with how bad they've gotten in recent years) and with congestion pricing in place, it's pretty much a dead issue. SF is completely insane with real estate prices, so that's a big fat no as well. San Jose sucks, so no. Remote First and Remote Forward is the future. Occasional onsite FTW. Do work-resorts/retreats for a week a few times a year, you're good. Have the robots do the manual labor, and if they're still not good enough, well this is YCombinator's Hacker News after all, get to building and launch yesterday.