This is a good thing, they're being honest and letting employees decide if that matters to them or not. I guarantee a lot of places have this as a 'soft' unspoken policy and just don't say it out loud.<p>This is good for workers and good for owners. More places should put their policies out in the open.
This is a really underhanded way to get disabled people who have trouble working in an office to leave en mass. The same for new parents, people struggling to care for elderly family members, and aging workers.<p>Does anyone know of an organization making the quiet part of this conversation louder?
They're saying the quiet part out loud. Remote folks have been snubbed for promos at lots of places since forever. Completely unnecessary for people on a tech ladder. (Managerial level requires more F2F but doesn't require full RTO)
They understand saying no to remote work would mean a lot of people will start looking for new jobs. Playing with employees emotions attached with promotions to induce them rolling the dice by coming to office....Working from office also doesn't mean you would get promotion... Your skills and experience are what get you ahead truly, rest are a mirage which break with mass firings to save costs....
I like the theory that RTO is driven for sake of the commercial real estate value. Sure enough: <a href="https://therealdeal.com/magazine/national-april-2023/dell-dials-up-how-the-tech-billionaire-quietly-became-a-major-real-estate-player/" rel="nofollow">https://therealdeal.com/magazine/national-april-2023/dell-di...</a>
I was going to replace my kid’s aging laptop this year with a Dell. But, I’m a big believer in remote work being the future.<p>I’m sure I will hardly send an impactful message, but dude, you’re totally not getting a Dell now.
[dupe]<p>More discussion a few weeks ago: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39728252">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39728252</a>