From the article: > The email also reminds [non-remote-designated] employees […] that managers can factor their absences into performance reviews. Requiring o

From the article: > The email also reminds [non-remote-designated] employees […] that managers can factor their absences into performance reviews. Requiring on-site vs remote work is one thing; tying it to performance considerations is another. If an employee is performing well against all other standards and isn’t causing collaboration problems, but has absences against the on-site policy, that should prompt a totally different conversation. Overall, that note (plus the fact that it was sent in a company-wide memo - recall how huge Google is) seems like it creates gray areas for incompetent managers. Or, for a way to make any manager’s job easier during layoffs.