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I definitely think she deserves criticism for stopping the work from home policy. This industry had a huge chance to move away from traditional office work to a

I definitely think she deserves criticism for stopping the work from home policy. This industry had a huge chance to move away from traditional office work to a much more flexible type of work environment. Her move put a significant dent in that.

freyr 12y ago
No! Her job as CEO was to fix Yahoo. If the work-from-home program was a problem at Yahoo, it was her responsibility to address that. You speak as if it's a foregone conclusion that working from home is a good idea, but not everybody agrees with that. So you're suggesting that she should have made a decision she felt was bad for her company to advance your personal agenda, and that's a little bit crazy.
- Natsu 12y ago
  I'm honestly not sure if Yahoo is "fixable." I don't use any of their products and I can't see any reason to change that. Everybody else does everything they can do better or is utterly irrelevant to me. But even nobodies can get people on board with a compelling product--I still remember abandoning Infoseek for the then-unknown Google--so it's up to them to create a reason to use it.
frio 12y ago
Having worked in a couple of teams with prevalent work-from-home policies, it can mask (or even encourage) some really unhealthy behaviour in depressed teams. While we might want the industry to move that way (eventually), it was probably the right move for Yahoo.
gtaylor 12y ago
I've worked from home for over three years now, 100% of the time. Having done it and seen how big a difference it makes in feeling connected and involved, I can understand her rationale. It makes tons of sense for Yahoo specifically. That's not to say a highly or fully remote team can't work. Clearly it can. It's probably not ideal for a sinking ship like Yahoo, though. You really do need all hands on deck, top to bottom. Don't like it? Don't work for Yahoo. It really is as simple as that. I like the move, though, given their specific situation.
- IndianAstronaut 12y ago
  >Don't like it? Don't work for Yahoo. It really is as simple as that Not so simple. First, jumping jobs for a lot of people is difficult. Second, it also set a trend in the industry. HP soon after started a program to make people come into the office.
  - gtaylor 12y ago
    > Not so simple. First, jumping jobs for a lot of people is difficult. It really is that simple. If you want to work for Yahoo, you'll need to relocate. Otherwise, there exists a full world of other possibilities out there for you to pursue (many of which embrace remote working).
ajays 12y ago
The WFH policy literally impacted about 1% of the people. And of those impacted, many of them got an exemption (based on performance) and continued to WFH. It really was made out to be a much bigger deal in the media, than it really was.

freyr 12y ago

No! Her job as CEO was to fix Yahoo. If the work-from-home program was a problem at Yahoo, it was her responsibility to address that. You speak as if it's a foregone conclusion that working from home is a good idea, but not everybody agrees with that. So you're suggesting that she should have made a decision she felt was bad for her company to advance your personal agenda, and that's a little bit crazy.

Natsu 12y ago
I'm honestly not sure if Yahoo is "fixable." I don't use any of their products and I can't see any reason to change that. Everybody else does everything they can do better or is utterly irrelevant to me. But even nobodies can get people on board with a compelling product--I still remember abandoning Infoseek for the then-unknown Google--so it's up to them to create a reason to use it.

frio 12y ago

Having worked in a couple of teams with prevalent work-from-home policies, it can mask (or even encourage) some really unhealthy behaviour in depressed teams. While we might want the industry to move that way (eventually), it was probably the right move for Yahoo.

gtaylor 12y ago

I've worked from home for over three years now, 100% of the time. Having done it and seen how big a difference it makes in feeling connected and involved, I can understand her rationale. It makes tons of sense for Yahoo specifically. That's not to say a highly or fully remote team can't work. Clearly it can. It's probably not ideal for a sinking ship like Yahoo, though. You really do need all hands on deck, top to bottom. Don't like it? Don't work for Yahoo. It really is as simple as that. I like the move, though, given their specific situation.

IndianAstronaut 12y ago
>Don't like it? Don't work for Yahoo. It really is as simple as that Not so simple. First, jumping jobs for a lot of people is difficult. Second, it also set a trend in the industry. HP soon after started a program to make people come into the office.
- gtaylor 12y ago
  > Not so simple. First, jumping jobs for a lot of people is difficult. It really is that simple. If you want to work for Yahoo, you'll need to relocate. Otherwise, there exists a full world of other possibilities out there for you to pursue (many of which embrace remote working).

ajays 12y ago

The WFH policy literally impacted about 1% of the people. And of those impacted, many of them got an exemption (based on performance) and continued to WFH. It really was made out to be a much bigger deal in the media, than it really was.