Thursday, February 28, 2013
Telecommuting Policy Change
This week there is a big hullabaloo about Yahoo!'s CEO, Marissa Mayer,
calling back into the office all of the people who have been
telecommuting. There are people on both sides of this decision. Some
think it way to draconian and a take-away from the benefits that people
have earned at Yahoo!. Others, myself included, understand the decision
and expect that this is a season that the company will go through and
if the goals are met, then working from home could be restored. There
are many schools of thought as to why Mayer made this decision. I
suspect that in the turnaround mode the company is now in and the fact
that Yahoo! long ago lost the edge in innovation that she is bringing
people back together to find some sparks and see what can happen if
ideas begin to flow more quickly and fluidly across Yahoo!'s employees.
I also think that when new in the CEO seat that one attempts to
establish a work ethic, performance standard and achievement bar. It
may well be that she will sort the wheat from the chaff just by seeing
who decides to comply and who decides to leave. Lastly, I do think
there will be turnover from the decision and for Yahoo! that is probably
okay. Voluntary attrition is always better than forced layoffs and if
they were already considering having to pare the workforce, this is a
good way to do so. It will be a big decision for many people. Good
news for the telecommuters who can't change is that the employment
market is hot and there are plenty of other companies who need skilled
talent that could care less where or when you work, as long as the job
gets done.
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