> It is common for teams at Dell to be spread around the US and even other countries, according to BI's senior source at Dell, who works across the organization

> It is common for teams at Dell to be spread around the US and even other countries, according to BI's senior source at Dell, who works across the organization and has access to employee data. > "Every team has people in at least two states, some in three or four. I can't think of one team where everyone is in one location," the person said. > That means that even if commuting distances are feasible, many won't be able to collaborate face-to-face with their teams in the same office. > Another Dell worker told BI: "I would support that if I actually had team members that were local and would actually go on-site. With us being so spread out around the United States, there's really no point in us going in. I'm going to be in a room with a bunch of people who don't know how to do my job or how to help me." --- This is where Dell's actions become completely unjustifiable to me. I am a strong believer in the power of working in-person. Before the pandemic, I worked at a company of around 20 employees. After the pandemic, we went "hybrid". This setup was more convenient for sure, but it wasn't the same as occupying the same space every day. But that's just it—before the pandemic, we were in the same space! Once you split a team across different locations, that team will be working remotely regardless of whether employees are at home or in some satellite office. Everyone is still logging in to Zoom meetings and communicating primarily via Slack. I think it's totally reasonable for Dell to prioritize in-person work, but they cannot do this by definition until teams are grouped according to geographic location. This is probably extremely difficult to do retroactively.