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Yeah...sure... Because all those unproductive work from home employees are going to be super productive once they get in the office. No way they'll slack off

by runT1ME 14y ago

Yeah...sure... Because all those unproductive work from home employees are going to be super productive once they get in the office. No way they'll slack off there, browsing the web or come up with meetins and excuses.

danilocampos 14y ago
woosh They're not going to go to the office. They're going to quit. That's the brilliance of the move.
- runT1ME 14y ago
  No, a brilliant move would be to fire people who didn't do their jobs, and to fire the managers who let that happen. You really think the people who suck at their jobs are going to quit? Maybe some of them, others will move to the office and slack off. You know who will quit for sure? People who are getting a lot done at home, and realize they can work at another company that pays better and/or lets them work at home.
- fpgeek 14y ago
  And the risk of the move is that the "slackers" aren't the only ones who will quit. The productive work-from-home employees might quit, too. After all, they're the ones who are most likely to resent the change in policy. If you were slacking you could easily be unhappy about the change, but you're unlikely to feel it is "unfair". The productive employees might even be more likely to quit - especially if they're the ones most confident of their ability to find another job. It could go either way. Time will tell, I suppose.
- joezydeco 14y ago
  My wife was just asking me tonight to summarize the whole issue for her and the first question that came to her mind was "well, are the remotes being offered relocation expenses?" Haven't seen one lick of a mention about this. I'm guessing the answer is a hearty NO?
- MortenK 14y ago
  In my experience slackers rarely quit, they keep clinging to their jobs like their life depended on it, doing just the bare minimum to avoid getting fired. While your point might have been Yahoos intention, they might get the reverse result. The deadwood piling into HQ and much of the top talent leaving because they have better options.
beaner 14y ago
Actually it seems a large part of the expectation is that many slackers will prefer quitting to commuting. This would allow Yahoo to get rid of the unproductive and/or hire actual productive people in their place, with little effort. I don't think anybody's really expecting people who have become comfortable with slacking off, to suddenly not be slackers in an office environment. Sounds like a smart move.

by runT1ME 14y ago

danilocampos 14y ago

woosh They're not going to go to the office. They're going to quit. That's the brilliance of the move.

runT1ME 14y ago
No, a brilliant move would be to fire people who didn't do their jobs, and to fire the managers who let that happen. You really think the people who suck at their jobs are going to quit? Maybe some of them, others will move to the office and slack off. You know who will quit for sure? People who are getting a lot done at home, and realize they can work at another company that pays better and/or lets them work at home.
fpgeek 14y ago
And the risk of the move is that the "slackers" aren't the only ones who will quit. The productive work-from-home employees might quit, too. After all, they're the ones who are most likely to resent the change in policy. If you were slacking you could easily be unhappy about the change, but you're unlikely to feel it is "unfair". The productive employees might even be more likely to quit - especially if they're the ones most confident of their ability to find another job. It could go either way. Time will tell, I suppose.
joezydeco 14y ago
My wife was just asking me tonight to summarize the whole issue for her and the first question that came to her mind was "well, are the remotes being offered relocation expenses?" Haven't seen one lick of a mention about this. I'm guessing the answer is a hearty NO?
MortenK 14y ago
In my experience slackers rarely quit, they keep clinging to their jobs like their life depended on it, doing just the bare minimum to avoid getting fired. While your point might have been Yahoos intention, they might get the reverse result. The deadwood piling into HQ and much of the top talent leaving because they have better options.

beaner 14y ago

Actually it seems a large part of the expectation is that many slackers will prefer quitting to commuting. This would allow Yahoo to get rid of the unproductive and/or hire actual productive people in their place, with little effort. I don't think anybody's really expecting people who have become comfortable with slacking off, to suddenly not be slackers in an office environment. Sounds like a smart move.