"Dell Is Just The Latest Remote Work Battleground" by Joe Moglia, Forbes
The return to office war has entered a new phase. At first, as the effects of the pandemic waned, management tried the carrot, offering perks from parties to lunches to get workers out of the home office and back at headquarters.
Now, they’ve turned to the stick.
In recent months, layoffs have disproportionately affected remote workers as companies seek to get people to show up in person. (I’ve written before about why this is a terrible approach.) Dell—the PC and laptop giant—is putting extreme pressure on fully remote staff, putting their careers on hold by telling them they will be ineligible for promotion if they continue to work exclusively from home.
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