WaPo opinion piece from a CEO who wants people back in the office

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look all of you super workers from home. Sure, you are doing it great and it might be sustainable for you.
But, it is unlikely sustainable for the majority and even if it was, people in charge want you to go into office.
You have an option, quit or show up at work in person. At the office.
Your whining here shows that you are not a team player and hence you might be let go. Life is hard and not catered to what you want.
Unfortuanly many of this younger generation didn't get the memo about, suck it up!
All this whining here proves it.
You still think if you whine enough, mom/boss will let you have 1K prom dress.
Well, think again.
Your mom and your boss might be sick of your whining and trying to get your way.
Even if you are that productive from home!

Why do I get the feeling this was written from the back room of a dry cleaner in Annandale?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was such a lousy article and quite frankly she sounds like a lousy CEO.

First of all, the words “contractor” and “employee” have specific definitions and a CEO can’t just decide everyone who works for them is now a contractor because they are at home and missing office birthday parties. That is such a bafflingly stupid assertion.

Second, everything she references about “office culture” and “three minute conversations” is also obsolete and stupid. No one needs “office culture.” No one who is actually doing their work likes being interrupted every half hour by someone who wants to have a “three minute conversation.” I can’t even.

Her HR and General Counsel are likely spitting mad right now. What an incredibly stupid thing to say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look all of you super workers from home. Sure, you are doing it great and it might be sustainable for you.
But, it is unlikely sustainable for the majority and even if it was, people in charge want you to go into office.
You have an option, quit or show up at work in person. At the office.
Your whining here shows that you are not a team player and hence you might be let go. Life is hard and not catered to what you want.
Unfortuanly many of this younger generation didn't get the memo about, suck it up!
All this whining here proves it.
You still think if you whine enough, mom/boss will let you have 1K prom dress.
Well, think again.
Your mom and your boss might be sick of your whining and trying to get your way.
Even if you are that productive from home!

Why do I get the feeling this was written from the back room of a dry cleaner in Annandale?

I can't even follow it. 1k prom dress? Whining to our moms?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was such a lousy article and quite frankly she sounds like a lousy CEO.

First of all, the words “contractor” and “employee” have specific definitions and a CEO can’t just decide everyone who works for them is now a contractor because they are at home and missing office birthday parties. That is such a bafflingly stupid assertion.

Second, everything she references about “office culture” and “three minute conversations” is also obsolete and stupid. No one needs “office culture.” No one who is actually doing their work likes being interrupted every half hour by someone who wants to have a “three minute conversation.” I can’t even.

Her HR and General Counsel are likely spitting mad right now. What an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Yes! She publicly announced that she is planning to misclassify employees as independent contractors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was such a lousy article and quite frankly she sounds like a lousy CEO.

First of all, the words “contractor” and “employee” have specific definitions and a CEO can’t just decide everyone who works for them is now a contractor because they are at home and missing office birthday parties. That is such a bafflingly stupid assertion.

Second, everything she references about “office culture” and “three minute conversations” is also obsolete and stupid. No one needs “office culture.” No one who is actually doing their work likes being interrupted every half hour by someone who wants to have a “three minute conversation.” I can’t even.

Her HR and General Counsel are likely spitting mad right now. What an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Yes! She publicly announced that she is planning to misclassify employees as independent contractors.

All she has to do is mass fire or buyout and offer to re-hire them all. Problem solved. American workplace protections are shit and CEOs know that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No reason not to attend in person job!

Except, turns out, many of our jobs don’t need to be in person.

[Anonymous]

Sorry but if having a slice of Costco sheet cake for Linda’s birthday is the reason I “need” to be back in an office, this is a losing argument.

(And I love Costco sheet cake).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was such a lousy article and quite frankly she sounds like a lousy CEO.

First of all, the words “contractor” and “employee” have specific definitions and a CEO can’t just decide everyone who works for them is now a contractor because they are at home and missing office birthday parties. That is such a bafflingly stupid assertion.

Second, everything she references about “office culture” and “three minute conversations” is also obsolete and stupid. No one needs “office culture.” No one who is actually doing their work likes being interrupted every half hour by someone who wants to have a “three minute conversation.” I can’t even.

Her HR and General Counsel are likely spitting mad right now. What an incredibly stupid thing to say.

Yes! She publicly announced that she is planning to misclassify employees as independent contractors.

Management-side employment lawyer here. This op-Ed made me spit out my coffee. Thoughts and prayers to the GC and HR folks who have to deal with the fallout and inevitable DOL audit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look all of you super workers from home. Sure, you are doing it great and it might be sustainable for you.
But, it is unlikely sustainable for the majority and even if it was, people in charge want you to go into office.
You have an option, quit or show up at work in person. At the office.
Your whining here shows that you are not a team player and hence you might be let go. Life is hard and not catered to what you want.
Unfortuanly many of this younger generation didn't get the memo about, suck it up!
All this whining here proves it.
You still think if you whine enough, mom/boss will let you have 1K prom dress.
Well, think again.
Your mom and your boss might be sick of your whining and trying to get your way.
Even if you are that productive from home!

Why do I get the feeling this was written from the back room of a dry cleaner in Annandale?

Because you are that stupid?
You only have one vision of people who might disagree with you? And you are not that smart as your only answer is to "insult" the poster? A sign of a not smart person is to lash out.
You are lashing out bcs you know I am right. That hurts and you don't really have a valid counterargument so you resort to alleged insults.
A person working at a dry cleaner, and in the back room, knows hard work. I admire that person so much more than you whining here.
That person knows how to work long hours and they show up every single day! The fact that you insulted and think poorly of that person is a reflection on you. A truly bad reflection on you, that you are so clueless to broadcast in public!
In fact, you have given me a compliment comparing me to such a hard working person.
Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No reason not to attend in person job!

Except, turns out, many of our jobs don’t need to be in person.

And that is great! As long as the person that decided where you work from, or don't work from agrees with you and allows you to continue to work from home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look all of you super workers from home. Sure, you are doing it great and it might be sustainable for you.
But, it is unlikely sustainable for the majority and even if it was, people in charge want you to go into office.
You have an option, quit or show up at work in person. At the office.
Your whining here shows that you are not a team player and hence you might be let go. Life is hard and not catered to what you want.
Unfortuanly many of this younger generation didn't get the memo about, suck it up!
All this whining here proves it.
You still think if you whine enough, mom/boss will let you have 1K prom dress.
Well, think again.
Your mom and your boss might be sick of your whining and trying to get your way.
Even if you are that productive from home!

Why do I get the feeling this was written from the back room of a dry cleaner in Annandale?

Because you are that stupid?
You only have one vision of people who might disagree with you? And you are not that smart as your only answer is to "insult" the poster? A sign of a not smart person is to lash out.
You are lashing out bcs you know I am right. That hurts and you don't really have a valid counterargument so you resort to alleged insults.
A person working at a dry cleaner, and in the back room, knows hard work. I admire that person so much more than you whining here.
That person knows how to work long hours and they show up every single day! The fact that you insulted and think poorly of that person is a reflection on you. A truly bad reflection on you, that you are so clueless to broadcast in public!
In fact, you have given me a compliment comparing me to such a hard working person.
Thank you.

Why are you so bothered that many people are capable of successfully working from home? Is it because your own job (or personality) doesn’t lend itself to working from home, so you are incapable of believe if that other jobs or personalities can do it well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look all of you super workers from home. Sure, you are doing it great and it might be sustainable for you.
But, it is unlikely sustainable for the majority and even if it was, people in charge want you to go into office.
You have an option, quit or show up at work in person. At the office.
Your whining here shows that you are not a team player and hence you might be let go. Life is hard and not catered to what you want.
Unfortuanly many of this younger generation didn't get the memo about, suck it up!
All this whining here proves it.
You still think if you whine enough, mom/boss will let you have 1K prom dress.
Well, think again.
Your mom and your boss might be sick of your whining and trying to get your way.
Even if you are that productive from home!

Why do I get the feeling this was written from the back room of a dry cleaner in Annandale?

Because you are that stupid?
You only have one vision of people who might disagree with you? And you are not that smart as your only answer is to "insult" the poster? A sign of a not smart person is to lash out.
You are lashing out bcs you know I am right. That hurts and you don't really have a valid counterargument so you resort to alleged insults.
A person working at a dry cleaner, and in the back room, knows hard work. I admire that person so much more than you whining here.
That person knows how to work long hours and they show up every single day! The fact that you insulted and think poorly of that person is a reflection on you. A truly bad reflection on you, that you are so clueless to broadcast in public!
In fact, you have given me a compliment comparing me to such a hard working person.
Thank you.

You seem oddly invested in a world where workers are slaves to any illogical, harmful whims of their employers. You really, really seem to need to hold onto that ideal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No reason not to attend in person job!

Except, turns out, many of our jobs don’t need to be in person.

Unless a very important part of our "job" is to eat gluten and sugar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No reason not to attend in person job!

Except, turns out, many of our jobs don’t need to be in person.

And that is great! As long as the person that decided where you work from, or don't work from agrees with you and allows you to continue to work from home.

Sure. A reasonable manager knows damn well whether her/his team have been able to get their work done well in the last year plus. This shouldn’t be hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No reason not to attend in person job!

Except, turns out, many of our jobs don’t need to be in person.

Unless a very important part of our "job" is to eat gluten and sugar.

In that case, sign me up