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WebMD forcing employees back to office. "We aren’t asking or negotiating at this point. We’re informing" (ody.sh)
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This leaked today from inside webmd, the most bullshit corpo HR video I think I've ever seen.

To break down the obvious ones:

  • Employees who are obviously either drinking wayyy too much company koolaid or who know that their jobs will end if they aren't in this video
  • An extremely out of touch CEO who wants things back the old way without giving any concrete data proving that it's better beyond conjecture
  • A company with "internet" in the name who literally doesn't understand the concept of the internet
  • Threatening and bullying language to force people back in office.
  • and just a nice touch, the office is of course not near mass transit or anything and requires driving in
  • Did anyone notice they were all on green screen, kinda proving that there was no need for them to be in person?
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[–] Pogogunner@kbin.social 31 points 10 months ago (3 children)

That is the intent of RTO policies, yes. It's a lot cheaper to compel workers to quit rather than fire them.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same thing is happening a lot of places. One large american company that I'm not going to mention is doing several rounds of layoffs along with a return to office initiative.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's Amazon.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

That's not the one I was talking about, but it doesn't surprise me.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What if you just pretend you don’t know what RTO is and stay home anyway

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

That's literally what a bunch of Amazon employees (engineers and stuff, not like warehouse workers) were doing, and last time I checked it was actually going weirdly well...?

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I barely even read my corporate bullshit emails. Unless my actual boss is telling me something, IDGAF.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

so strikin' time then?