...and more male-dominated.
Link: Employees Accuse Apple of Racism Amidst Return to Office
No such thing as remote work.
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But if you wanted to go back Monday through Friday go for it! Thankfully my new place has a similar policy:-)
headed for "Endemic" status, and companies wanting to 'invite' their workers back to their office spaces, how do those on the board view this change in THEIR lives?...are they happy to return to 'Pre-Pandemic' work conditions, or do they prefer more flexibility than they had previously? (i.e. Work from Home).
But in fairness to Knute's positing, I saw some references in the link to real-world changes that could disrupt the lives of people who were doing good jobs while away from a company office, for no real benefit to either party...as to the "Racism" charge, I'm guessing that Tim Cook (Apple's Gay CEO) didn't approve of this change with any "Malice of Forethought", so Apple will likely work it out.
cooler talk were great but HR departments and lawyers have killed that productive past time. A lot of managers don’t even like to fraternize with subordinates to protect themselves from complaints. I have sympathy for millenials and gen z workers who will never get the chance to learn from the seasoned, lower levels who never played the game yet know more than executives.
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their concerns and do their best to resolve them...I don't work there...don't know the environment...don't know the people involved...and so, cannot possibly make a judgement on it, which is essentially what I posted in response to Knute...
Now, how about lightening up and sharing your thoughts on the changing American work environment...
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back up but most people are only going into the office for a day or two per week. When you go into the office, it really feels like nothing more than to show your face and say that you went in. Most of the office is empty as most of the work force is working remote. I think the biggest factor is that so many employees showed for basically the last two years they can do their jobs from home, so they don't want to go back. It's so convenient to roll out of bed and just sit down at your desk and start working. The only thing that I don't like about remote working is the never ending Zoom calls.
My sense is that young accountants, lawyers, engineers, etc find it helpful to get face-to-face advice from more seasoned experienced colleagues.
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work...absolutely no way Zoom Calls would work effectively...for me, I harken back to a discussion with a colleague who observed that production goals started being missed after quarterly gatherings of worldwide group representatives were replaced by the predecessor to 'Zoom Calls'...he claimed that the 'After-Meeting' person-to-person gatherings allowed for deeper understanding of issues that could not be expressed in the context of a public video forum...admittedly this situation was not the same as day-in-day-out attendance, but it illustrates the value of human contact.
Another example for me...and a nod to Iggle...were Thursday get-togethers at the local "Watering Hole" where Manufacturing, Marketing and Engineering leaders and staffs would "Bond" and reach agreements that again, couldn't possibly be done over a "Zoom Call"...then, of course, there were the opportunities (especially in the early years) ofr getting helpful input from the 'old hands' on a new design idea.
IMO, flexibility is great and should be accommodated, but when meaningful benefits from in-office attendance can be shown, all hands should be "flexible" to that notion.
That is quite the conundrum. Racist if you do; racist if you don't.
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That's the thing I feel worst about for the 20's and 30's crew.
New hires don't even know what they are missing.
proper mentoring begins at birth in the home.
A kid comes out of college or law school or grad school the military, ... and for the first time ever, is confronted with a task or client issue or ethical issue regarding something the employee has never encountered or even contemplated.
Their upbringing isn't going to teach them how to introduce a piece of evidence/testimony in their first trial.
Young lawyer: How do I get it in?
Seasoned lawyer: Two different ways. BTW, who's your judge? ......
it should be a partnership.
parents should begin the mentoring process to include morality, ethics, manners, and proper behavior. if a kid, while growing up, is never allowed to lose, is always rescued and let to win, is taught to believe that participation is the whole ball game, never has to solve a problem on its own, etc., well the child will never respond appropriately to good mentoring. if a kid is taught to think, solve problems, be responsible and accountable, learn from defeat, graciously accept victory, and that someone else might actually be better than them at some things, then proper corporate mentoring will be a natural transition to the big boy world.
the education system, which has traditionally played a large role in all this, too, is now more intent on indoctrination than education. this is blatantly evident when you watch a store clerk try to calculate change if the computers go down at the wrong time. or when you read message boards like this and see the abominable spelling and grammar parading as english.
however, as a long time manager of hundreds of young people, i have seen too many instances where they expect - actually expect - the rest of the company to shoulder the load of moving the ball to the goal line and then hand it to them carry it in for the touchdown and the attendant glory. if they don't get their way, they run to h.r. and throw buzz phrases around (and they know all of those phrases and how to use them) and usually management caves because it's easier than funding a lawsuit.
so, yes, there is a difference, but they are inextricably joined at the hip.
and one more thing: why don't you ever respond to your b-mail? asking for a friend......
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