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Mango ,

Where is the video?

ozoned ,

vimeo.com/866052086/7d7781e9ea

Mango ,

Thanks! I actually already found a link in another post, but this should help others in this post.

Eww ,

It’s great how all the executives recorded their videos not in the actual office.

isVeryLoud ,

“Don’t fuck with us, or we’ll rip your nuts off!”

MaxPow3r11 ,

This is is some Black Mirror shit.

buddascrayon ,

Not really. This is typical boomer behavior. They’re old stupid brains can’t wrap their heads around the idea that offices are outdated unneeded concepts in the new digital age. They actually think remote work is somehow losing money for them because workers aren’t getting dressed up and commuting to the office. That somehow by not coming to the office workers are being lazy and not working hard enough for them. And their dumb boomer brains refuse to acknowledge the mountain of evidence that shows that remote workers are actually tremendously more productive than in-office workers

ripcord ,
@ripcord@lemmy.world avatar

This is typical boomer behavior.

“Boomer”? I don’t know if any of the people in that video was old enough to be a boomer. Heck, most of the execs were definitely under 50.

I don’t think ageism is the answer to the problem. here.

There’s ample evidence this is “stupid corporate culture” shit.

buddascrayon ,

The people in the video are either actors or peons, the person who made the policy is the boomer and he is definitely old enough.

ripcord ,
@ripcord@lemmy.world avatar

Like the CTO and Senior Directors and stuff?

SpruceBringsteen ,

Add in a nice side of paranoia over how much of their 401k is tied to office real estate in some way.

HiddenLayer5 ,

They were probably concerned that all their employees seem to be getting cancer.

CptInsane0 ,

Lol I used to work for a company that has been bought and renamed several times and now is under the WebMD umbrella. They were trying that “remote work is bad” be a decade ago, and it’s funny that now they are part of a larger company that still isn’t with the times.

friend_of_satan ,

Dude in his boxers is late for the no-pants subway ride, which only people who work in person participate in. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Pants_Subway_Ride

wikibot Bot ,

Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

The No Pants Subway Ride (or No Trousers on the Tube Ride in the UK) is an annual event where people ride rapid transit or subway while they are not wearing pants. Beginning in New York in 2002, the event spread to as many as sixty cities as of 2013.

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fossilesque ,
@fossilesque@mander.xyz avatar

That’s just a normal Tuesday in NYC

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

This has real Dunder Mifflin Local Ad vibes.

Emerald ,

I watched the video and I didn’t hear any real facts or reasoning, it’s just a hype video. Rinse and repeat statements from your favorite gigantic corporations.

Potatos_are_not_friends ,

They’re also making these videos while execs are working remotely.

Its ridiculous.

ozoned ,

Because they don’t need real facts or reasoning. ARE YOU QUESTIONING MANAGEMENT?!?!

Having been in the corporate world for 14 years, they’re all awful, they’re all dysfunctional. I just got written up for saying “It’s demoralizing for people when the company has a hiring and pay freeze.” I’m allowed to say it, just not in public … They’re all awful.

alienanimals ,

Tech company executives who ignore data need to be held accountable for their actions by their employees. People need to stand up and stop being sheep.

MaxPow3r11 ,

Exactly. It’s time to stand up while we can.

We can’t let these fucks take over the entire reality with their own “version” which is complete bullshit.

Anyolduser ,

Eventually they will be held accountable by their shareholders. Companies that renew expensive (and now unnecessary) office leases will have a worse bottom line than those that embrace work from home.

Iwasondigg ,

I’m honestly more stunned that this is an internet company. They didn’t think this was a bad idea to post to Vimeo?

KingThrillgore ,

Cringe

Sekrayray ,

I’m so sick and god damned tired of corporations and governments making sweeping decisions with no evidence base to back them up. I work in a field where there is no option for remote work, but I think it’s pretty clear at this point that most non-service industries can be just as effective via remote options. All of this is just about control and it’s so stupid.

NocturnalEngineer ,

They don’t care. It’s about control and real estate.

IDriveWhileTired ,

More about real estate than anything else, to be honest. You have far more control over remote work than in the office. I know how many minutes each member of my team spends on any and all websites, can log keyboards, to the point I don’t recommend to anyone working remotely to access bank accounts on their work computers.

tias ,

I don’t see how working from home changes anything. If you can do that kind of logging on their work computers at home, you can do it at the office too. Besides (in the EU at least) you have to inform employees about the extent of the monitoring beforehand. Can’t imagine how they expect to attract competent employees that way though.

IDriveWhileTired ,

You’d be surprised how much people actually just don’t care how their work computers are monitored nowadays. We disclose everything, even showed our monitoring tool to employees, and they just don’t care. I guess people know by now that personal stuff should be handled on personal devices, such as phones, tablets and computers. And the things they use their work computers for, they don’t care if we’re looking at it or not,

Funny enough, we never used those tools working in the office, even though they would work. But the fact that people are inside a controlled environment makes companies more lenient about IT security, funny enough. Having a badge seems to make computer monitoring tools redundant (even though they aren’t, of course).

But again, I do think this “back to work” movement has more to do with financial losses in real estate than real team work or control over the team. To some degree, banks, insurers and funds own us all.

Raiderkev ,

Even when we were in office, I never logged into anything or browsed for anything personal on my work device. I also never connected my phone to company WiFi on principle. We have tiny pocket computers. No reason to jeopardize my job going on then reddit, now lemmy on the company device.

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

I slightly disagree on one aspect. I have read several studies (relatively short term, but still) about how WFH and Remote Work employees are measurably and significantly more effective and productive than their in-office counterparts. Evidence actually supports remote work.

Powerpoint ,

Yup. WFH/Remote increases productivity. Any CEO who limits their companies productivity should be relieved of their job. In office is and should be a thing of the past for most day to day operations.

laurelraven ,

The companies were even praising the benefits of WFH earlier in the pandemic, boasting about record productivity, and those same people and companies are now saying they need to bring people back without acknowledging their prior statements. It’s perfectly bizarre.

They want closer collaboration, there are ways to do that remotely, and do it well. I think MMOs have proven that people can collaborate effectively for long periods with people they’ve never met, don’t know what they look like, what their voice sounds like, or even their name.

Sekrayray ,

Yeah, so the decision is actually counter to the evidence.

andros_rex ,

Why does the same company that owns WebMD also own Lawyers.com and a car website?

KingThrillgore ,

Because the devil is dead and god thinks it’s funny

Kentifer ,

Capitalism, mostly.

frezik ,

Is there a web site out there that can help me determine what kind of cancer that video gave me?

kelseybcool ,

Yahoo! Answers is the best source for medical information.

youtu.be/EShUeudtaFg

theherk ,

That’s terrifying.

01189998819991197253 ,
@01189998819991197253@infosec.pub avatar

I hear WebMD is good for that…

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