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[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

"But corporates who are seeing maybe an average of one to two days a week in the office, they are really wanting to drive higher occupancy rates, because they see the benefits of collaboration, innovation. That kind of comes from people face-to-face in the office".

The other element — mentioned by everyone from CEOs and executives to human resources leaders and academics — is about the mentorship and training of younger staff.

"That," Mr Broderick notes, "is really hard to replicate from home”

Is anyone actually swallowing this tripe?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

The more it’s jammed down my throat the sweeter that succulent nectar of conditioning gets!

Mmm mmmm!!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bet he works from home though.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Yeah I read a story on Reddit from one employee of a giant company that had a "all hands on deck" mandatory meeting about working from the office....and the mega CEO was in a videocall instead of being in person for this meeting

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Yeah upper management at our work is. That's pretty much verbatim what they said during a recent meeting to "encourage" staff to come in 3 days a week.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I don't think they're wrong that it's easier to train people in-person, it's just not worth the cost of going back into the office

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

As a junior member at my work, this is actually a legitimate reason. Being in person is a way better environment to learn in. And work in to some degree (for me).

Still, I don't think it's worth going back to the office as a mandatory thing. It's too inflexible for people with families, or if you don't live that close to the city.