The tech company blew up as one of the main means of communication for people forced to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

End of an era: Zoom tells employees to return to office for work::Zoom is asking all of its employees to return to the office for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, when the tech company blew up as one of the main means of communication when people were forced to work from home.

  • @[email protected]English
    40•1 year ago

    Clickbaity article

    Zoom […] is now asking all employees within 50 miles of a company office to go in at least two days a week on a hybrid schedule.

    So it’s not “all of it’s employees”. Plus, it’s a hybrid schedule, which, for better or worse, has now become a standard across most organisations around the world.

    • phillaholicEnglish
      16•1 year ago

      Not that clickbait though. They are selling a product that makes WFH possible and yet aren’t fully utilizing it. Where are they located? 50 miles is a long commute.

    • @VoyajerEnglish
      15•1 year ago

      Hour long commutes each way to appease corporate is still a bad joke.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•1 year ago

      I honestly think it’s good to get into the office space just for a change of mentality and scenery and a little socialization. Helps you get out of being at home all the time kind of funk.

      • @StyxiaEnglish
        6•1 year ago

        I agree, being able to go into the office has been a nice change of scene and variety in the day (not to mention addressing the social atrophy I’ve experienced over the last few years!)

        It’s the ability to make that a choice is what’s important. Corporate lifestyle is so dammed dehumanizing, with my bi-annual 5 star rating, the threat of at-will employment, lackluster vacation and total dependency on employer provided healthcare… It’s no surprise that the ability to have any autonomy over working hours and location has become such a divisive topic. :(