As someone who works remotely 100% of the time (not counting the occasional visit to one of our offices), I read these news with a bit of apprehension. I hope it doesn't start a trend, while my company could not be more different from Yahoo (it's small, and it's profitable), some "smart" manager has started questioning if our policy is appropriate. This was my response, it's a good 15 min. to think about these things if you haven't watched it before
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:24 AM, rakesh mailgroups < [email protected]> wrote: > I think the Yahoo move is there to get people to leave. > > If they need to drop people, its cheaper they resign than if the company > has to pay redundancy. > > As for good/bad people staying or going, its moot in the case of Yahoo as > its in a death spiral. > > My prediction is that once it reaches a smaller size, it will probably > sell itself to some other company and make money for the senior management > team. > > Rakesh > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Then that should be made clear up front, as the financial and family >> (kids changing schools..) effects of relocating are considerable. >> >> I wonder whether they'll run up against problems in countries where >> unions or labour laws are stronger. >> >> I'd certainly take it as a sign (if one were needed) of a sinking ship >> and jump overboard. A badly-managed Teleca, during my internship in 2001, >> cancelled flexitime and cookies, and the good people left. They were >> punishing developers (among others) who were doing good work because the >> salespeople were not doing well. A couple of years later and the offices >> closed down. >> On Feb 27, 2013 4:30 AM, "Cédric Beust ♔" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think this measure will only be in place for a few months to reboot >>> the organization. After June, I wouldn't be surprised to see Yahoo >>> "reconsider" their decision and allow remote working again. >>> >>> -- >>> Cédric >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cédric >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:10 PM, Casper Bang <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> It's worth noting, Marissa only took 2 weeks maternity leave, so she >>>> has a somewhat conservative view on work life. I doubt it's the right >>>> medicine to bring Yahoo back to former greatness; you lure good employees >>>> into the stable with benefits, not with a whip. Google and Microsoft seems >>>> to understand this. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, February 23, 2013 6:50:57 PM UTC+1, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would certainly not call that a trend, especially since remote work >>>>> is still pretty rare in the US (albeit disproportionately real in the >>>>> Silicon Valley and more widespread than in the rest of the world overall). >>>>> It definitely is a controversial move for Yahoo to do that since it means >>>>> they will have a harder time attracting talent, but I bet Marissa and the >>>>> executive team have carefully weighed the pros and cons and they decided >>>>> that they would win more than lose with this decision. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cédric >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Fabrizio Giudici < >>>>> [email protected]**> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Roughly ten years ago I hoped that within ten years technology and >>>>>> culture were mature (even in my country) for me to remotely work most of >>>>>> the time. My hope was tightly bound to my desire to move out to the >>>>>> countryside. This didn't happen, partially because I live in a country >>>>>> that >>>>>> is conservative in the wrong way, partially because I admit that for the >>>>>> kind of work I'm doing technology is not mature enough. But I know many >>>>>> people who remotely work for a substantially high amount of time. Perhaps >>>>>> it's still matter of time, and I'll be able to remotely work for my >>>>>> 50's... >>>>>> >>>>>> So I was really surprised in reading that at Yahoo! the CEO allegedly >>>>>> decided to kill the remote work option, so employees who do it will be >>>>>> forced to use their desktop at the corporate or go away: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://allthingsd.com/**20130222**/yahoo-ceo-mayer-now-**requiring** >>>>>> -all-remote-**employees-to-not-**be-remote/<http://allthingsd.com/20130222/yahoo-ceo-mayer-now-requiring-all-remote-employees-to-not-be-remote/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The rationale seems to be a cultural one, not a technical one, so I'm >>>>>> even more surprised. I wonder whether there is a trend inversion in the >>>>>> USA, or this is just a one-of-a-kind case. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s. >>>>>> "We make Java work. 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