Meet the People Who Refused to Go Back to the Office and Lost Their Jobs
Welcome back. Today we hear from?employees coming to terms with the fact that they might never work from home again. Plus, the drugs that young bankers use to get through their days—and nights.
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The People Who May Never Get to Work from Home Again
Companies are finally getting serious about in-person requirements, after years of lax enforcement.?People who lost jobs after refusing to go back to the office say that being shown the exit isn’t the worst part. Harder to swallow is the realization that they might never again score a remote or hybrid work arrangement as good as the one they had.?
Company Holiday Parties Dump the Plus-One
Someone’s not invited to the holiday party this year: your spouse.The tradition of bringing a plus-one to the big company bash is fading out—and with it, a chance to know co-workers better.
The Best Managed Companies
Apple topped the list of best-managed companies of 2024.?Tech companies hold six of the top 10 spots, while Mastercard jumped to fifth place from 24th last year.
Best of the Rest
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1 个月If companies were truly interested in performance, there would be no reason to force anyone to go back to the office. Keep it entirely professional and let the employee decide what the best way to work is on any given day. If you need to go to the office, go. If you can do it remotely, do it remotely. Why force? If employees are struggling, coach them. Is it really that hard?
CEO, Board Member, Compensation Chair, Audit Member
1 个月Some jobs lend themselves to some work at home. However, the value of teamwork and personal interaction with colleagues cannot be underestimated.
Visionary Entrepreneur | Tech & AI Enthusiast | Founder of Supermodel AI Startup | Transforming Industries with Autonomous AI Solutions
1 个月I have a disruptive AI startup idea for which you can say about it can be proved a technological revolution of this century. I have almost created MVP of this revolutionary technology. I want to showcase my idea and MVP to the whole world but the problem is here that i have no resources or you can say i am facing lack of financial resources , So i want to ask you that "can you help me bring this revolutionary AI technology to the world?"
Leadership
1 个月This sounds like entrepreneurship is on the rise!
Schüler an der Kantonsschule Wettingen (Schwerpunktfach Biologie & Chemie; Akzentfach Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften)
1 个月Why don't companies let their employees work from home?