IBM orders US sales to locate near customers, RTO for cloud staff, DEI purge

Re:IBM orders US sales to locate near customers, RTO for clo... by missedthecue on Friday April 18, 2025 @12:09PM (#43729382)

yeah I feel like blaming management is like blaming teachers when students got bad scores during remote-schooling. You can give them all the resources they need to succeed, but if they'd rather go to the dog park in the middle of the day, there's not much that can be done.

Meanwhile, it's worth noting that some students excelled at remote schooling. But most are reading at a level 3 grades behind.

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Re:IBM orders US sales to locate near customers, RTO for clo... by tempest_ on Friday April 18, 2025 @12:49PM (#43729771)

The metaphor breaks down a bit when you consider that teachers don't generally get to pick their students while organizations get to choose their employees. Failing to choose the right employees is a failure of management.

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Re:IBM orders US sales to locate near customers, RTO for clo... by foobiekr on Friday April 18, 2025 @06:04PM (#43732237)

Unfortunately many of the employees _most interested_ in remote work are such because they want to do things other than work.

Not all. I work with some remotes who are awesome. But the 24 year olds who want to work remotely from Thailand aren't getting their shit done.

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