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Yelp says going all in on remote work boosted job applications by 43% and led to a more satisfied workforce::The company’s WFH strategy boosted job applications and worker fulfillment.

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 104 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Love that these companies are seeing the writing on the wall, finally. Only 10 years behind schedule but it’s better than never I guess.

[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 49 points 8 months ago (1 children)

10 years ago me and my mom worked jobs from home. I did CenturyLink (phone company) and HSN and QVC. She did dish network, directv and Eddie Bauer. It was easier then to find wfh jobs than it is now. Then it was unusual, but no stigma. Now it's like you're an evil clown bent on molesting the village's sheep if you even suggest it. -_-

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Now it's like you're an evil clown bent on molesting the village's sheep if you even suggest it.

So that's why no one reads my CVs? Dammit!

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, the trick is to only molest them when no one is watching, and don't put it on your resume.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"You could build a hundred bridges, but you molest one sheep..."

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

"And your treacherous red nose makes alarming sounds, taking everyones attention..."

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Every business owner keeps complaining about how no one wants to molest sheep anymore.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 79 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Jobs that can be done from home, should be. Make life easier for the people who do have to commute

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just for the reduced co2 emissions, we should be doing wfh whenever possible. Also, fuck Hollywood for abandoning steaming release movies.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

Also would save a lot on road maintenance

[–] solarvector@lemmy.zip 48 points 8 months ago

It's unfortunately their business model is 100% extortionate bullshit.

Which isn't the point of the article. I'm glad this is being reported on and hope that type of competition leads to better working conditions.

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 47 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My boomer manager beg to differ. He likes it old school where people who stay back are considered more productive.

[–] Powerpoint@lemmy.ca 25 points 8 months ago

In office work lowers productivity. Boomers are a blight on everything.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's because they can "see" people working instead of, you know, using any actually objective metric.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Means they can falsely shoehorn in their faves as well. Kinda hard for them to pull stats out their butt when the metrics are all objectively taken from arms length

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 9 points 8 months ago
[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Guess that means it's time for RTO!

(Yes, I'm a bit salty, how could you tell?)

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 26 points 8 months ago (3 children)

RTO?

Rollercoaster... Tycoon... On... line...?

Rollercoaster Tycoon Online?

We're getting Rollercoaster Tycoon Online!?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Oh, well, that's less fun.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Rollercoaster To Office

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago
[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

There's an open engine rebuild that uses assets from I think 1 and 2, and I believe it had online capabilities

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Treasure.

Bath.

Treasure bath.

Treasure bath‽

I’m getting a treasure bath‽

Treasure bath!!!

[–] june@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My old company saw this in the first 3 months of the COVID lockdown and immediately sold their building which they’d bought less than a year before. This isn’t rocket science.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] june@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Heh, rocket surgery.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] june@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yep, when it still had some value. It was a great location with a view over Lake Washington near South Lake Union in Seattle too. That was during the run of a few years that the SLT was maki g good choices which ended this last year and resulted in some layoffs including myself. It was nice while it lasted lol.

[–] seth@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I haven't used yelp for over a decade and a half. Are people still using it and am I behind the curve?

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Not sure if anyone is using it but let me tell you I’m going to be checking out their careers page tomorrow morning.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago

No. It's awful.

And they've been caught with sales staff outright extorting businesses more than once (the entire model of all those sites, but if you say it out loud...)

[–] DarkShaggy@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I use it constantly. Wouldn't say that puts you behind the curve though. 😁

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My "easy-to-use internet" addicted Gen Y co-workers love it. They're too young to know about its roots in extortion and don't care to follow up on it.

[–] ____@infosec.pub 15 points 8 months ago

While I hate the company, at least the have the self awareness to notice that fact.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, at my piece of shit job that Gen X'ers have shaken hands with the boomers in leadership and withdrew wfh for anyone who isn't in a leadership position.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So.. Leadership gets to work from home?

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Yup. I had to wait for the finance clown to finish talking to his gardener before he would come back to our teams meeting so I could go home. This, after everyone being allowed to wfh for three whole years before. I wish this shit was labor suit worthy.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The business review platform went remote like many other organizations when the pandemic hit, but unlike so many others, it stayed that way and introduced a remote-first policy in 2021.

Last year, the total number of job applicants was 43% higher compared to 2021, according to Yelp’s 2024 Remote Work Report released earlier this month.

Flexible schedules have also facilitated a healthy work-life balance—about 89% of the company’s workers say they can manage personal and professional demands, and the same amount say that the remote model has allowed them to make positive changes for their wellbeing.

“Anecdotally, employees have told us that Yelp’s remote posture has allowed them to spend more time with their children, take up new hobbies and live closer to friends and family—all of which we believe significantly contribute to overall happiness,” says Amara.

The company says it’s using the money it saved from shutting down its underutilized offices in New York City, Chicago, and Washington D.C., to funnel back into employee benefits, professional development, and wellness reimbursements.

Klarna’s OpenAI chatbot can do the work of 700 full-time employees and handles duties for 150 million clients, completely altering the company’s hiring needs.


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