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.

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 months ago

    Atlassian have proven (along with a load of other companies and academic studies) that forcing people to work in an office is an anchor on productivity.

    CEOs that are forcing their employees to come back into the office are willfully pissing away productivity.

    That is arguably negligent from an investment perspective

    Edit: fixed the link

    • Wooki@lemmy.world
      0·
      5 months ago

      Its got nothing to do with this.

      Dell are struggling financially, this is a great method to reduce workforce size with minimal cost.

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
        1·
        5 months ago

        And I’m highlighting that it’s short-termist and self defeating

        Companies like atlassian do what they can to make sure they don’t lose their best talent, what I linked is documented proof of that working.

        Dell are trying to reduce costs by reducing the reasons an employee would want to stay.

        Do you think they’re gonna lose the employees they would choose to?

        No, they’re going to lose their best.

        It’s pissing away productivity for no tangible benefit and doing so in a pretty permanent way—who is going to work for a company with that reputation?

        It’s not just them nailing themselves into a coffin, it’s basically them pointing the nail gun at their face.