It never gets any easier letting someone go

[BMWTurboDzl]

I may be a retired Silicon Valley type, but I still have many connections up there. No one I know who was granted WFH privileges was told it was okay to move out of the area. Not one. Also too, WFH was a “privilege” in my company.

Scott

My employer closed the local office, made everyone WFH, and then later new mgmt required everyone to move time zones. Yes it obviously within mgmt discretion but it does mean that it's not tone deaf.either when the role does not benefit from an office environment.

 

[slo town]

My employer closed the local office, made everyone WFH, and then later new mgmt required everyone to move time zones. Yes it obviously within mgmt discretion but it does mean that it's not tone deaf.either when the role does not benefit from an office environment.

Well, if management told people to move to different time zones while WFH, only to ask them to move back to the original time zone so they could work onsite.....that's total BS on the company's part.

Scott

 

[Pew]

Another thread that has unfortunately turned into a other wfh bash.

Well, if the company mandated a return to office and this guy decided not to do so then it is on him.
Shame to have to discharge someone who is productive and valuable, but asking folks to actually come to work doesn't seem too outrageous.
The guy made a choice and the employer called his bluff.

And now the company has lost a great worker because the hard working knowledgeable employee has left for greener pastures. Really no different than if any of us finds a new job for better benefits.

We lost two awesome workers because our CEO tried to mandate going back into the office, but they made the wise decision that watching their autistic child is worth more than keeping their job. So they left and were immediately picked up by a better paying wfh job.

However, on the flip side I do notice there's a big difference in team cohesion between the wfh folks and the in-office folks. We leave it up to the department heads to figure who they want in and who can work remote. It's a good system so far and has cut our office rent down by 90%.