Anonymous wrote:Apparently none of Yahoo's top performers worked from home

I believe that. WAH is a sop. Unless you're eating what you kill, I think people who WAH loaf a lot more than they will admit.

Apparently none of Yahoo's top performers worked from home

I think it's a great idea. For me, WAH became a reason to work *constantly.* I just never stopped. Consequently, my productivity actually fell because of total burnout. Now that I'm back in the office all the time, my productivity is back up and when I leave work, it gets totally left behind. I have a real (e.g., meaningful) work-life balance.

To me, the issue is about what happens at the workplace. I find I'm more productive when I balance my day between uninterrupted time and time when I can be contacted. It also helps to have some limited flexibility to WAH - for example, when children are sick - but not to make a habit of it.

Let's be honest here. When I tell people I'm more productive when I work at home, I'm lying through my teeth. And I think most people are.

Anonymous wrote:Bet a lot of Yahoo employees are now looking for new jobs.

And some suspect that might actually be the strategy. It's a good way to force attrition. And Yahoo may be trying to reduce its workforce without layoffs.

Anonymous wrote:Being together in the work space creates a more creative and collaberative enviornment. Something Google and FB both seem to agree on.

I work from home exclusively. And I agree with the above. I find myself less interested in 'how' they accomplish certain tasks in the office, thinking, well I'm not in there, they need to just get it done. I used to be much more invested when I was one of the ones dealing with whatever issue it was. (IE network going down, new computer system, etc.)

It sounds like a lot of people were taking advantage of working home. The poor performers who WAH must have significantly outweighed the good performers in order for her to be willing to do this. It's a good way to get rid of a lot of underperformers without having to do performance improvement plans.

Anonymous wrote:Bet a lot of Yahoo employees are now looking for new jobs.

I would hope yahoo employees have been looking for new jobs for some time...

i noticed lot of health insurance companies like aetna have quite a number of work-at-home positions (not sure if they are PT) but fully tele-commute for analyst-type positions.

Anonymous wrote:Being together in the work space creates a more creative and collaberative enviornment. Something Google and FB both seem to agree on.

this. depends on the industry.

in tech, in product development and the 'cool jobs' being on campus, collaborating, hackathons, bouncing ideas and socializing while working off each other is really important it seems.

MM is probably doing this for this reason (yahoo needs innovation badly) but also as a way to force some attrition of the ranks who perhaps are not in 'product' or key revenue/r&d driving positions.

Being together in the work space creates a more creative and collaberative enviornment. Something Google and FB both seem to agree on.

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Anonymous wrote:on working from home people?

Is it smart?

Just when I thought I'd go back to work and get a job that would allow me to work PT form home...

*sigh*

What reasons did they cite for taking this approach.

think
They say employees are more productive in the office and also they needed to cut on staff anyway so they want the WAH people to quit.

Bet a lot of Yahoo employees are now looking for new jobs.

Anonymous wrote:on working from home people?

Is it smart?

Just when I thought I'd go back to work and get a job that would allow me to work PT form home...

*sigh*

What reasons did they cite for taking this approach.

on working from home people?

Is it smart?

Just when I thought I'd go back to work and get a job that would allow me to work PT form home...

*sigh*