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> Even though people can use the instant message function, people just don’t do it frequently.

What is this bullshit. I thought we were data driven. I thought we were "Striving to be earths best employer"

My team is all over the world. Am I supposed to drive 4 hours to the nearest office to sit in a meeting room for a remote meeting? This makes me angry.

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This stuff's just another form of layoffs, really. That's why it's all hitting when it is. After waves of regular layoffs so people know they're serious and don't try to put up organized resistance (they'll either stay and put up with it, or "voluntarily" leave, instead). Several companies are doing this, it's clear they're counting on some attrition.

I think they've somehow confused themselves into embracing the "Dead Sea Effect" and are turning up the heat.

> My team is all over the world. Am I supposed to drive 4 hours to the nearest office to sit in a meeting room for a remote meeting?

I wondered about this too. My previous role (before the pandemic) I went into the office daily and almost everyone I met with/worked with was in other locations - even if they weren't remote themselves. There was almost no point for me to go to the office but I did anyway as that was the expectation.

No, you’re supposed to resign. They are too cowardly to perform another layoff, colluding with their competitors to exploit a labor market, and don’t want to pay severance.

Thats a fair assessment from the the CEO. People can just ignore messages on Slack.

I'm sure most people ignore your braindead messages. You honestly think teams don't have mechanisms for ensuring employees are reachable and responsive online?

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