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There is a cost associated with the accommodation (which Mayer was uniquely able to pay for). There's limited physical space. There are practical considerations

There is a cost associated with the accommodation (which Mayer was uniquely able to pay for). There's limited physical space. There are practical considerations. Other employees don't deliver enough value to tip the equation in favor of the accommodation. If tier-4 person has a nursery, you get a marginally better contribution four tiers down. If Mayer has a nursery, she potentially turns Yahoo into a fiercely competitive organization. Is it fair? No. It's business. Hell, why not give everyone a corner office? Give everyone a private jet? Y'know?

untog 14y ago
You know, there's a cost effective alternative to giving every employee a nursery. It's letting them work from home. That's kind of the whole point of why people are picking up on this.
- danilocampos 14y ago
  And one day, when Yahoo is very successful and has a trusted, properly incentivized workforce, I am certain they will explore such accommodation. In the meantime, homegirl is running a turnaround; the French Resistance didn't have featherbeds.
  - untog 14y ago
    It's hardly as if Yahoo employees don't have other places they could go. At a time when tech companies are falling over each other to persuade people to work for them, turning off prospective employees seems like a turnaround all right.
- Gustomaximus 14y ago
  Letting people work from home doesn't help a person do their job if they still have to look after the child(ren). You might get a couple hours work done at nap time but otherwise young kids require all hands on deck.
- bitcartel 14y ago
  Exactly. Eliminating working from home punishes those who need the option most, Yahoo moms and dads. Just for the record: - The US is the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns - The US is one of only three nations — rich and poor - that doesn't guarantee job-protected time off with some amount of income after the birth of a child - New parents in the U.S. are guaranteed their jobs for 12 weeks after the arrival of a new baby, thanks to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, but they do not have to be paid during that time and exemptions apply for small companies. - California provides 60% pay for 12 weeks - UK provides 90% pay for 280 days, Russia 100% pay for 140 days, Spain & France & Netherlands 100% pay for 112 days, Germany 100% pay for 98 days, China 100% pay for 90 days [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/maternity-leave-paid-parental-leave-_n_2617284.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/maternity-leave-pai... [2] http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/12/why-paid-leave-could-pass-in-obamas-second-term-americans-want-it/265831/ http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/12/why-paid-le...
thedrbrian 14y ago
You're assuming that she turns yahoo around and doesn't just postpone inevitable.

untog 14y ago

You know, there's a cost effective alternative to giving every employee a nursery. It's letting them work from home. That's kind of the whole point of why people are picking up on this.

danilocampos 14y ago
And one day, when Yahoo is very successful and has a trusted, properly incentivized workforce, I am certain they will explore such accommodation. In the meantime, homegirl is running a turnaround; the French Resistance didn't have featherbeds.
- untog 14y ago
  It's hardly as if Yahoo employees don't have other places they could go. At a time when tech companies are falling over each other to persuade people to work for them, turning off prospective employees seems like a turnaround all right.
Gustomaximus 14y ago
Letting people work from home doesn't help a person do their job if they still have to look after the child(ren). You might get a couple hours work done at nap time but otherwise young kids require all hands on deck.
bitcartel 14y ago
Exactly. Eliminating working from home punishes those who need the option most, Yahoo moms and dads. Just for the record: - The US is the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns - The US is one of only three nations — rich and poor - that doesn't guarantee job-protected time off with some amount of income after the birth of a child - New parents in the U.S. are guaranteed their jobs for 12 weeks after the arrival of a new baby, thanks to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, but they do not have to be paid during that time and exemptions apply for small companies. - California provides 60% pay for 12 weeks - UK provides 90% pay for 280 days, Russia 100% pay for 140 days, Spain & France & Netherlands 100% pay for 112 days, Germany 100% pay for 98 days, China 100% pay for 90 days [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/maternity-leave-paid-parental-leave-_n_2617284.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/maternity-leave-pai... [2] http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/12/why-paid-leave-could-pass-in-obamas-second-term-americans-want-it/265831/ http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/12/why-paid-le...

thedrbrian 14y ago

You're assuming that she turns yahoo around and doesn't just postpone inevitable.