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Marissa's gesture applies to Yahoos who been doing lots of personal and "side projects" away from premises at Yahoo's expense and not necessarily for Yahoo's be

by gesman 14y ago

Marissa's gesture applies to Yahoos who been doing lots of personal and "side projects" away from premises at Yahoo's expense and not necessarily for Yahoo's benefits. As a matter of cleaning the house - she's is 100% right. Everyone should get a sense of discipline at least for the time being. Sincerely - I been working from home for full-time clients for a long time and having two dogs and two kids and kitchen smells around the house does not help to focus and be productive. I actually like being [in the nice] office and communicate with [nice] people. Marissa is cleaning the house and everyone is invited! :)

kolektiv 14y ago
> Marissa's gesture applies to Yahoos who been doing lots of personal and "side projects" away from premises at Yahoo's expense and not necessarily for Yahoo's benefits Does it? Because from all the information provided publicly it seems to apply to all remote workers - are you sure they're all lazy moonlighters? Doesn't seem probable. And don't apply your own experience to everyone else where it doesn't apply - I work from home a lot too - I have no dogs, no kids, no smells - in fact I have a very nice office, with better equipment and environment than any client I've ever worked with. But that's just me, of course.
- gesman 14y ago
  Well she cannot babysit every employee, and I understand her and understand your point too. All are valid. She needs to save the company and that's her choice. If you work for Yahoo you choice is either [optional: bitch and] comply or find a better place to work :)
  - corresation 14y ago
    Well she cannot babysit every employee, and I understand her and understand your point too. Hacker News, Reddit, Slashdot, 9gag, and countless other sites exist upon the 9-5 of office workers who aren't actually working. The notion that office workers are more likely to actually be doing something of value is utter nonsense. Any manager who doesn't know what their employees are contributing to the company is completely incompetent and incapable of doing their job. The physical location of the staff is irrelevant. If you work for Yahoo you choice is either [optional: bitch and] comply or find a better place to work No one is arguing with that. They are saying, however, that the end result for Yahoo will probably be much worse.
gawker 14y ago
Forcing people to be in the office will not boost morale and productivity. There's probably a reason why personal and "side projects" are being done by her employees. Their work probably does not motivate them enough for them. And there's nothing wrong with dedicating some time for activities outside of the company - if it makes a happier employee, I'd say go for it.

by gesman 14y ago

kolektiv 14y ago

> Marissa's gesture applies to Yahoos who been doing lots of personal and "side projects" away from premises at Yahoo's expense and not necessarily for Yahoo's benefits Does it? Because from all the information provided publicly it seems to apply to all remote workers - are you sure they're all lazy moonlighters? Doesn't seem probable. And don't apply your own experience to everyone else where it doesn't apply - I work from home a lot too - I have no dogs, no kids, no smells - in fact I have a very nice office, with better equipment and environment than any client I've ever worked with. But that's just me, of course.

gesman 14y ago
Well she cannot babysit every employee, and I understand her and understand your point too. All are valid. She needs to save the company and that's her choice. If you work for Yahoo you choice is either [optional: bitch and] comply or find a better place to work :)
- corresation 14y ago
  Well she cannot babysit every employee, and I understand her and understand your point too. Hacker News, Reddit, Slashdot, 9gag, and countless other sites exist upon the 9-5 of office workers who aren't actually working. The notion that office workers are more likely to actually be doing something of value is utter nonsense. Any manager who doesn't know what their employees are contributing to the company is completely incompetent and incapable of doing their job. The physical location of the staff is irrelevant. If you work for Yahoo you choice is either [optional: bitch and] comply or find a better place to work No one is arguing with that. They are saying, however, that the end result for Yahoo will probably be much worse.

gawker 14y ago

Forcing people to be in the office will not boost morale and productivity. There's probably a reason why personal and "side projects" are being done by her employees. Their work probably does not motivate them enough for them. And there's nothing wrong with dedicating some time for activities outside of the company - if it makes a happier employee, I'd say go for it.