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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by billy99k on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @09:43AM (#39755657)
I guess this is one way to force people back to the office.
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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by jrklabs_com on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @11:30AM (#39756797)
Or to move on to a new opportunity!
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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by systems on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @11:34AM (#39756843)
or to work 1-2 hours per day for dell, and work on their own dream the remaining of the day
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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by michaelt on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:20PM (#39757331)
> or to work 1-2 hours per day for dell, and work on their own dream the remaining of the day

I think you might have hit upon why Dell wants people back in the office.

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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by y-c-o-m-b on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:31PM (#39757483)
I can tell you from first-hand experience, if I'm not doing much work from home, I'm doing even less in the office. I used to just walk around and bullshit with my colleagues instead of doing work.
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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by infamouscow on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @11:53AM (#39757069)
Or do no work at all and keep depositing checks until they eventually terminate you. This takes a lot longer than you think at any large dysfunctional organization.
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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by lenerdenator on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @11:56AM (#39757115)
It took Initech years to "fix the glitch".
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Re:Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotio... by jimbob45 on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:16PM (#39757286)
Well yes but you're going to have to have traded on your reputation to enter a position where they trust you so freely and it's going to take a frustratingly long time to rebuild that reputation afterwards.
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