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Re:SBA executives ‘beyond doubt’ that teleworking employees ... by zhengyi13 on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:22PM (#26839708)
From what I recall of talking to a couple Yahoo employees at the time, they felt that Yahoo had a significant issue with tracking/accountability that was a large driver in the decision to roll those policies back and demand butts in seats.
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Re:SBA executives ‘beyond doubt’ that teleworking employees ... by varispeed on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:18PM (#26840476)
Tracking as in literally tracking where people are and what they do? Shouldn't they only be interested in outcomes? I'd hate to work with someone constantly looking over my shoulder.
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Re:SBA executives ‘beyond doubt’ that teleworking employees ... by Salgat on Sunday April 18, 2021 @02:06AM (#26850188)
Which is a shame, because this is more a sign of manager/lead incompetence on how to measure productivity than anything else. When your most important metric is measuring how long an ass keeps a seat warm, you should think real hard about why that's a serious issue.
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