Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else”
arstechnica.com
Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted.

Big tech companies are still trying to rally workers back into physical offices, and many workers are still not having it. Based on a recent report, computer-maker Dell has stumbled even more than most.

Dell announced a new return-to-office initiative earlier this year. In the new plan, workers had to classify themselves as remote or hybrid.

Those who classified themselves as hybrid are subject to a tracking system that ensures they are in a physical office 39 days a quarter, which works out to close to three days per work week.

Alternatively, by classifying themselves as remote, workers agree they can no longer be promoted or hired into new roles within the company.

Business Insider claims it has seen internal Dell tracking data that reveals nearly 50 percent of the workforce opted to accept the consequences of staying remote, undermining Dell’s plan to restore its in-office culture.

  • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    A few jobs back, my employer promoted me once within a year of starting from a new college graduate position to a junior position, then strung me along for three years with “you’re just not quite ready for a mid level position but you will be. Any day now!” This was all in spite of me doing the work of a senior position within the company for the last two years.

    So I got a job at a different employer and went from a junior position to a senior position, like magic, nearly doubling my total income in the process. My coworker did the same, hopping from a senior position to a management position at my current employer. I’ve increasingly observed how corporate United States is painfully stupid and inefficient and it continues to boggle my mind

    • hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 months ago

      This is not just the US, it is the norm world wide.

      It’s also not limited to job relations either. “New customer? Let me show you this sweet deal.” - “Oh, you’re already a customer? Then it’s full price I’m afraid”

      You need to regularly review/change contracts.