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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by mk89 on Monday May 15, 2023 @05:17AM (#35945526)
> > they claim it is to promote coworking and socialize

And they are right, look:

> get stuck in traffic, +20 minutes and > half of the workers are wfh

you have seen way more people than if you had stayed at home. Especially while driving, at the red traffic lights, or while overtaking cars/or while they overtake you :)

> > remember they are not even from the same city lol

it doesn't matter, distances should not matter, you could befriend someone that is 50 km away, why not - it doesn't matter that you're doing to meet him/her only once a year.

Overall, it does help socialize. :)

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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by junon on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:35AM (#35946079)
My employer is not my mother or father. They have no business prescribing me extra-curricular socialization, nor are they afforded any privilege to dictate anything else about my personal life.
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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by scld on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:48AM (#35946179)
They're not prescribing extra-curricular socialization for your personal life, though. They're prescribing on-the-clock socialization for your professional life.
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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by cbg0 on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:17AM (#35946399)
> on-the-clock socialization for your professional life

Can't wait to see this line in a company e-mail about forcing people into the office.

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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by Izkata on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:27PM (#35952503)
I mean, it's pretty commonly called "networking"...
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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by junon on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:05AM (#35946320)
> Especially while driving, at the red traffic lights, or while overtaking cars/or while they overtake you :)

If this wasn't a joke, then my comment was addressing that.

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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by mk89 on Monday May 15, 2023 @08:34AM (#35947168)
It was a joke! Sorry for the confusion. I hope that the exaggeration would be considered as a joke.
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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by junon on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:06AM (#35948334)
You never know on the internet :D I've seen wilder things suggested in seriousness.
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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by mk89 on Monday May 15, 2023 @08:33AM (#35947161)
Unfortunately it was meant as a sarcastic comment.

And of course I totally agree with you.

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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by DoctorMckay101 on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:52AM (#35946223)
Actually chuckled. Good comment.
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Re:Dell goes back on WFH pledge, forces employees to come ba... by the_only_law on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:47AM (#35984780)
Yet I can socialize just fine without even having a job.
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