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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The second part of it is a bit disjointed.
However, she is on point saying you can be a contractor if you don't want to come in.
She is essentially right and what companies want is responsible employees.
Why are rental cars all double the price from a year ago? Why are all Airbnbs rented, also for double or triple price now?
The reason people need to be in the office is accountability. That you are working.
Let's be honest, productivity at home is not even close to productivy in office.
She knows it, you know it, we all know it.
Enough BS people. Show up for work or expect to be fired, in not too far of a future.
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But you can show up for work at home, too. If people are getting their work done, why do you care if they are doing it from an Airbnb? What does it matter?

I have found it is actually much easier to gauge whether a worker is engaged and accountable when they are remote, because you have to rely on metrics like whether they meet deadlines, whether they show up to conference calls, and whether they are responsive and available when you need them. So basically, are they doing their actual job? If not, you find out pretty quick.

But in the office, this gets really muddied. If someone is sitting at their desk most of the day, but they are missing their deadlines, it's like "hmmm, is this a problem of them not having what they need or are they just messing around on the internet all day?" It's easier for someone who just messing around online and has poor organization skills to just say "Oh, this is taking me longer than I thought" and kind of weasel out of being productive, because after all, their butt is in their chair for the expected length of time every day.

Remote work makes work more like an actual job, instead of an attendance report. It's strips away a lot of the stuff that doesn't actually make the company any money or benefit anyone. It's truly the most efficient way to accomplish most white collar work. People who fight against it are really showing that it was never about productivity or getting work done for them. It's about controlling people.[/quote]
I am guessing that CEO found pretty quick that many are not meeting their deadlines, missing their meetings and overall not meeting the goals that they should.
LOL! About controlling people.[/quote]

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