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I'm certain this won't hurt Yahoo! We all love remote working, myself included, but it's not for everyone. And if yer trying to turn a company around, perhaps h
by VonGuard 14y ago
I'm certain this won't hurt Yahoo! We all love remote working, myself included, but it's not for everyone. And if yer trying to turn a company around, perhaps having everyone under the same roofs is a good idea.
I'd wager remote working returns later on in the Yahoo! story, and that the folks working from home right now are just being shoved overboard for lack of productivity.
I mean, if a Guido or a Gosling shows up and wants to work at Yahoo!, but wants to be remote, I'd bet they make an exception.
Right now, Yahoo! people are probably used to hiding their lack of productivity, rather than producing cool software. It tends to happen in dying orgs. Getting everyone together for a while might help!
And frankly, I don't worry about Marissa at all: she has one HUGE advantage over every other CEO in the world: she understands how software is built, and what is required of the people who build it. I don't think any other CEO in the world understands that kinda stuff.
- nickbarnwell 14y agoWhile I agree with the rest of your post > I don't think any other CEO in the world understands that kinda stuff. Larry, Zuck, and Tom Preston-Warner, among others would likely take issue with that last sentence ;)
- obviouslygreen 14y agoNot only that, the assumption people seem to make around here that many if any CEO's at large companies set low-level policy like this is highly questionable. You can have an exceptional understanding of development and be a good CEO, but if setting development standards or processes is not supposed to be part of your responsibilities (very likely), attempting to do so means you're not doing your job and stepping on the toes of the people who are supposed to be doing this.
- VonGuard 14y agoDerp, yer totally right.