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Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by cdchn on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:41AM (#39192217)
I know plenty of people who go into offices and blatantly don't work.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by thepasswordis on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:51AM (#39192360)
In fact, they spent a lot of their time on ~~slash dot~~ ~~Reddit~~ hacker news!
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by sdwr on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:00PM (#39192513)
:o those lazy slackers
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by cajuncosier on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:55AM (#39192428)
Yeah... CEOs. Most of them don't work.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by fellowniusmonk on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:02PM (#39192535)
C-Suite is a cost center. Only a small portion of established companies (not startups) have executives that make a clear revenue difference. First thing AI should replace is most of the C-Suite.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by fooster on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:20PM (#39192830)
I understand the snark, but it is really unhelpful. I guarantee that your company would ceases to function without these roles.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by Amigo5862 on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:00PM (#39193377)
LOL
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by Mistletoe on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:18PM (#39192797)
Unfortunately they make all the decisions so the first thing they replace with AI is going to be the workers.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by DiggyJohnson on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:54PM (#39194078)
This is unhelpful and low-effort and not in alignment with out guidelines. There's almost never a reason to submit a one line snark comment.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by baq on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:48AM (#39192317)
I guess the point is to not work only one job at a time
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by Spivak on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @11:48AM (#39192315)
Yeah being in office doesn't make it any less difficult to scroll through Reddit.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by Kiro on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:19PM (#39192825)
It definitely does. The only thing that can prevent me from slacking off is knowing my screen is visible to other people.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by radiator on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:08PM (#39193486)
In your office, don't you have any desks where your back is covered?
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by otabdeveloper4 on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @12:04PM (#39192577)
Yes it does. Working in the office necessarily forces you to structure your work in time and space.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by Spivak on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @02:00PM (#39194152)
You do know you're just parroting RTO thought leadership propaganda, right? The phrasing of structuring your work "in time and space" is rather unique and comes most recently from business thinkfluencers trying sell RTO as "new paradigm at the workplace."

The real point underpinning the CEO ball fondling is strategies for creating structure for people that need it originally assembled for students working async and remote. Moving between spaces can create structure, putting on a "uniform" creates structure, having blocks of time planned out ahead creates structure, having small incremental goals creates structure, having blocks of work with regular check-ins (cards/standup) creates structure. Like it's just your standard ADHD time/focus management but pretending that these two specific things are best for everyone.

Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by otabdeveloper4 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:33AM (#39200692)
Sorry, I've never read a "business thinkfluencer" in my life. Wouldn't even know where to find one.

The undeniable fact is that people want "work from home" because they have serious issues following schedules and making plans. (Of course working from home only sweeps the problem under the carpet and creates bigger problems down the road.)

Yes, these cats need to be herded. They can't self-organize. Also, the methods of herding cats are well-known since time immemorial, just ask any kindergarten teacher.

P.S. You, of course, are a Cool Cat and different from all the other cats. Don't need to reply.

Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by cdchn on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @10:30AM (#39204980)
>The undeniable fact is that people want "work from home" because they have serious issues following schedules and making plans.

Of course it has nothing to do with avoiding potentially multi-hour long commutes.

Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by bitcharmer on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @10:39AM (#39205076)
Congratulations, this is the most confidently incorrect set of statements I've read on the internet this week.

I pity people who'd have to work under you. Sheesh.

Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by CyberDildonics on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:34PM (#39207517)
This person has recently said that "solar panels are an ecological disaster", that "breathing is detrimental to health" because "oxygen is toxic and literal poison" and that "world war 3 started in 2010" so this is actually pretty tame in relative terms.
Re:CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Man... by DiggyJohnson on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:55PM (#39194090)
It's obviously an issue of ratio and degree. You're just saying anything that comes to mind to support your position instead of recognizing any nuance.