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Let Marissa Mayer Do Her Job
- RougeFemme 14y agoI agree that everyone should let Marissa Mayer do her job. And I understand how she can be tired of being looked upon as the standard-bearer/role model for working women. (Though I always wince when I hear a powerful woman say that feminism has a bad name, since she would likely not be where she is without it - at least right now.) And I'm sure there were employees who took advantage of the telecommuting policy. But I wish she would have taken a more nuanced approach and implemented a policy that would have encourage dealing with those situations individually - and/or impelemented a policy that allowed workers to telecommute for x number of hours per week or pay period, for example. Some tasks/positions lend themselves to telecommuting. Why should a level 1 customer service rep have to sit in a cube at work vs. their desk at home? Why should a programmer or tech writer or any other employee with tasks that require long periods of distraction-free concentration have to spend all of their time at work? I also assume/hope that management will take steps to encourage/model collaboration. "Butts in seats" - or at the water foundtain or in the hallway- does not automatically translate into increased productivity or collaboration.