CEOs Are Using Return to Office Mandates to Mask Poor Management

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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