Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other offices from April 4

Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by UltraViolence on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:41AM (#30538651)

It's not about the tech-companies, it's about their employees: many of them simply don't want to come back to the office!

What if many of them switch to companies that allow fully remote working? Google will lose out on a lot of talent and will eventually suffer in the quality of its products.

I personally believe there's no difference in the volume of work produced by people working remotely, providing they don't have small children at home. All these drawbacks are made-up by managers fearing to lose their jobs if workers keep working remotely.

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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by BoxOfRain on Thursday March 03, 2022 @05:34AM (#30539353)

I do wonder what the critical percentage of people refusing to return to the office is for companies to offer remote as standard? I quit my old job over a return to the office policy and fully intend to never return because I deeply despise commuting, open offices, the interruption-driven culture of in-person work, and urban existence in general. I realise I'm probably a bit of an extremist in this respect though, I'd love to see a breakdown of what employees attitudes are globally.

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Re:Google mandates workers back to Silicon Valley, other off... by UltraViolence on Thursday March 03, 2022 @11:13AM (#30542864)

I don't think it needs to be a percentage. Every company has earmarked certain employees as "critical" to their day-to-day functioning. If these start leaving in droves, even if it's only a few, management might turn around pretty quickly.

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