That's totally OK... Apple doesn't need to hire you to thrive.
- We can fire people that don't want to come back (avoids legal issues with layoffs/firing and directly saves money)
- Managers need to see people working and be seen working (people justifying their position - but hard to say if this actually saves money)
- We're paying for office space (Apple just paid a lot and can't just give up their lease)
- The C-suite's mansions are close by and they need to visibly show they're working/earning their pay
Few of these things make sense for a company engaged in profit generation - except getting rid of people and amortizing a fixed/sunk cost. Are there any other reasons that "someone" would want people back in person? Is it really that much more productive to make people get ready for an office (cleaning up, putting on appropriate clothing, etc) and commuting in?
No, on second thought that would be a bigger waste of space then leaving it empty.
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You’re literally defending them and creating halo effect around them, lol.
They need devs to grow their revenue, these companies were built on attracting talent. That was the 00s.
Gone are the days where people were gullable enough to think have an inhouse chef was for the employees benifit. lets face it, bigtech would tape you to a chair, itubate both ends and pump processed nutriants through your system if they had a choice.