Posted on 04/04/2022 10:30:40 PM PDT by libh8er
“I don’t give a single f--k about ever coming back to work here,” a self-described Apple employee posted on a message board called Blind. Once April 11 comes around and brings this new rule into effect, they added, they will be resigning from their job.
This worker was not alone, the New York Post was first to report on the message board, citing anonymous messages from other employees.
‘I already know I won’t be able to deal with the commute’
Apple’s plan is to introduce a hybrid schedule, adding days in office after April 11, enforcing two in-office days weekly by May 2, and three days by May 23. What their piecemeal plan didn’t account for was the employees removing themselves from the equation entirely.
A worker reacted to messages about resigning with a laughing emoji and said, “I’m gonna do the same.” Another employee rallied, “Hell YEAH my man let’s do this! F--k RTO.”
One of the employees said they would send in their resignation as soon as they came home. They cited the transit as part of their reason for leaving: “I already know I won’t be able to deal with the commute and sitting around for 8 hours.”
When discussing this return-to-the-office process, Apple CEO Tim Cook mostly addressed those who were excitedly awaiting the end of remote work. “For many of you, I know that returning to the office represents a long-awaited milestone and a positive sign that we can engage more fully with the colleagues who play such an important role in our lives. For others, it may also be an unsettling change,” said Cook.
‘Totally bummed and looking into full remote jobs now’ To say that these irate workers are unsettled by this change might be an understatement.
(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...
This is a good way to create the need for H1B’s.
Idiots.
No, the US government is the idiot for letting companies ever have such an option.
This country is for US citizens—not foreign citizens. Companies do not vote and should have no say.
I have 9 staff and we all have the option of staying 100% remote or trickling back to the office a bit—starting this week. Four of my 9 have opted to return 1-2 times a week. I have opted to return once a week.
Everything in moderation. I miss seeing humans and I’m tiring of Zoom calls. Two days a week in the office for Apple is very reasonable. I see Google is going with three days a week. A bit harder, but still very reasonable. I’d stick with two max. I’m starting with one to see how it feels. . .still the office will be quite empty.
H1B imports. Good point!
These pampered and unrealistic youths!
I don’t like H1B’s anymore than you do, but if the youth think they can dictate being paid and not showing for work, Apple has a responsibility to survive.
They are productive from home, as I and my wife are.
You sit in front of a stupid computer at either place. The location does not matter.
Should probably sue the government for screwing you up so much In The head you think you dont have to go any where to work for a living, daum
“These pampered and unrealistic youths”
Here’s a pampered and unrealistic H1B who got paid 646 million to join a company :)
(This country is for US citizens)
It used to be. Before the Cheap Labor Express really got rolling.
What does Daffy Duck say?
Part of this is Apple’s problem.
They used to have a modest multi building site which was more personal and easier to divest if they wanted to sell a building.
Their monster building in Silicon Valley was an ego boost when it was built however history has shown us that it seldom works out well.
Many companies in SV were financially damaged by huge building projects.
Apple’s is the biggest ever in SV and no one but Apple could afford it.
The last two years have proven what productivity may be expected out of people who work from home all the time, and generally that’s been so high that executives across the board were surprised.
Simultaneously, commercial real estate owners felt the Earth shift beneath them.
Enterprises that lease office space may well remain mostly remote; the productivity is there to support the business, and the savings in overhead are too good to pass up.
Apple, by contrast, built and owns their entire campus, so it’s no surprise they’d like to see it getting used. However, there’s an opportunity here that’s not to be missed: with enough staff working off site, others can be brought in-house without breaking office space constraints. A business with office space for 200, could have an actual staff of 250-500 depending on the blend of full-time remote and hybrid scheduled employees.
Bottom lie: there’s room for more creative thought, here, than just a plodding return the moribund old school notion of “If I can’t see ya, y’ain’t workin.”
Opted? Opted? Really? You work for a company. Right? You, as an employee abide by company policy for your pay. You Opted my ass.
If I were running your department I would tell you to take your Opted to the unemployment division of your state’s government. After all, you Opted for it.
I want my employees physically available to me whenever I need them to be. There is no substitute for physical face-to-face time with another human being. FaceTime is an inadequate/unacceptable substitute.
I quit.
Good Bye.
If I knew how I would queue the Boo Hoo girl.
True. It sounds like apples remarkable decline is due to pampered acad3mics. Sounds like they prob run around with a water bottle like they did when they were two and use wipes on their sensitive behinds.
Two thumbs up tho.. they are engaged.
The lack of commute alone makes it worthwhile.
You can’t quit. You’re fired
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