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Anonymous wrote:
Apparently there are a lot of people who WFH there and are extremely unproductive. She is trying to make sure the productive people still have a company to pay them....

That is due to poor management, not because of telecommuting. It is possible to have productive employees who telecommute.

Sure. But a lot depends on the employee. Management can only do so much. A slacker office worker is going to be an even bigger slacker when telecommuting.

As a FT WOTH mom of 2 kids, I kind of hate her. I think that there are much more legitimate ways to get rid of unproductive employees that wouldn't affect those who telecommute and do a good job. I try to telecommute once a week and my office is pretty good about letting me do that. We maybe moving about 20 minutes farther away from my office in downtown DC than we live now (inside the beltway silver spring) and if that happens I plan to ask my boss if I can work remotely as the rule, and make my days in the office more the exception and if they say no I will look for work elsewhere. The idea of people all having to be in the office to be productive is so shorsighted and old fashioned, and for a new mom to come up with that policy just reeks of desperation.

Well obviously too many are spending too much time on SFUM...

Anonymous wrote:She "worked from home" to take a shorter maternity leave, no?

Her maternity leave was 2 weeks! That's pretty darn short.

She also built a nursery next to her office at Yahoo, an opportunity available to .01% of the work force.

Anonymous wrote:
Apparently there are a lot of people who WFH there and are extremely unproductive. She is trying to make sure the productive people still have a company to pay them....

That is due to poor management, not because of telecommuting. It is possible to have productive employees who telecommute.

Anonymous wrote:It's said by Fast Company now that this was a feint in order to get unproductive employees to quit- they are on a path to downsize/rightsize and have a lot of employees who they hope will jump ship due to the new culture.

Apparently there are a lot of people who WFH there and are extremely unproductive. She is trying to make sure the productive people still have a company to pay them....

She "worked from home" to take a shorter maternity leave, no?

I think it is a move to layoff remote employees without having to take the hit against their unemployment insurance. This greatly impacts people who do not work near a Yahoo office.

It's a coporate maneuver to screw the worker to try to salvage their sinking ship. Nothing new.

Not that big of a deal, *if* they now offer more flexible "in-person" work schedules.

Desperate moves to right a sinking ship.

Anonymous wrote:It's said by Fast Company now that this was a feint in order to get unproductive employees to quit- they are on a path to downsize/rightsize and have a lot of employees who they hope will jump ship due to the new culture.

I don't think they will lose the unproductive folks, I think it will be the really good people who find jobs at better work environments. I think this move is going to kick her in the ass.

Anonymous wrote:She's kidding right?

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22666067/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayers-ban-telecommuting-sparks-firestorm?source=most_emailed

Wow, the irony.

It's said by Fast Company now that this was a feint in order to get unproductive employees to quit- they are on a path to downsize/rightsize and have a lot of employees who they hope will jump ship due to the new culture.

I saw this last night and was very surprised. There is speculation that they hope people will resign rather than relocate or give up telecommuting, which would reduce the number of potential layoffs. I don't think it's about family balance, but general work-life balance. I started telecommuting long before I had kids. Even working from home one day a week greatly increased my productivity and happiness. I'll be watching this with great interest.

She's kidding right?

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22666067/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayers-ban-telecommuting-sparks-firestorm?source=most_emailed