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Re:Remote Culture War Has Begun, Executives Pumping Out "Bac... by mgh2 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:55AM (#27993276)
I remember the time when Marissa Mayer became Yahoo's CEO and canceled WFH saying that it was ineffective.

Pretty sure there was no correlation in the firm's demise (Yahoo was already underwater), but not sure it did help either.

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Re:Remote Culture War Has Begun, Executives Pumping Out "Bac... by llampx on Thursday July 29, 2021 @04:15AM (#27994116)
Meanwhile she had the privilege of having a private office where she had a nursery installed for her newborn child. Doubly toxic, both to every remote worker and to every parent who has to take care of their children without being able to install a creche in their own office.
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Re:Remote Culture War Has Begun, Executives Pumping Out "Bac... by gaius_baltar on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:02AM (#27993330)
That was not a ban on WFH, but a disguised layoff.
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