Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by StevePerkins on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @03:29PM (#26571867)

Are you being serious? A very vocal portion of HN has advocated this for years. At least for their own positions, if not "forced" onto all employees.

For YEARS now, the #1 most reliable way to see your username on the front page of HN is to post a link about David Heinemeier Hansson promoting remote work, or a story skewering Marissa Mayer for squashing it at Yahoo.

It's only after 12 months of sitting at home in our sweatpants going crazy, that I'm starting to see more people discuss offices a bit wistfully.

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Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by ryandrake on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @04:29PM (#26572481)

> At least for their own positions, if not "forced" onto all employees.

There is a huge difference between advocating for the option to WFH for yourself and arguing to force everyone to WFH. Few if any are advocates for the latter.

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Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by oblio on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @06:04PM (#26573596)

> There is a huge difference between advocating for the option to WFH for yourself and arguing to force everyone to WFH. Few if any are advocates for the latter.

The thing is, 100% WFH means that you probably kneecap your career if the others don't do the same.

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Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by UncleMeat on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @09:13PM (#26575387)

Maybe. But that's a choice people should be willing to make, IMO.

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