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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by raducu on Thursday April 01, 2021 @04:33AM (#26657982)
No, no, their primary concern is their own interest.

A lot of politics gets much harder in remote work, and this is what these people are best at.

It's not productivity, it's politics that is much harder to do when remote working.

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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by darawk on Thursday April 01, 2021 @04:53AM (#26658098)
You think that executives are forcing developers to come into the office so that they can play politics with their subordinates?
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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by TeMPOraL on Thursday April 01, 2021 @05:38AM (#26658359)
They don't play politics with their subordinates, they play politics with their peers and their superiors. Developers are "human resources" - resources are there to be exploited, not catered for.
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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by darawk on Thursday April 01, 2021 @01:50PM (#26663831)
That's my point, hence the parent's explanation doesn't make sense.
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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by raducu on Friday April 02, 2021 @12:21PM (#26672830)
They mostly play politics with their peers, they need on site presence for that.

They also need to keep an eye on developers and need to feel thigs out, the relationship, their management status known and so forth.

That's very hard to do remotely and they feel their status diminished to that of the "resources" they manage.

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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by muxator on Thursday April 01, 2021 @05:40AM (#26658367)
Probably yes
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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by layoutIfNeeded on Thursday April 01, 2021 @06:00PM (#26666708)
Yes.
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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by TigeriusKirk on Thursday April 01, 2021 @08:26AM (#26659564)
Yes.
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