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Silicon Valley Bank Employees Think Remote Work Contributed to Collapse
Breitbart ^ | 03/20/2023 | Lucas Nolan

Posted on 03/20/2023 4:23:34 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

In the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th biggest bank in the country, many are left wondering what went wrong. Both current and former employees have stated that the bank’s support of remote work is a contributing factor.

Axios reports that current and former employees of Silicon Valley bank have mentioned the bank’s support of remote work as a contributing factor to its recent collapse. SVB stood out in the banking sector for its commitment to remote work. “If our time working remotely has taught us anything, it’s that we can trust our employees to be productive from wherever they work,” the company’s career website bragged. The SVB executive team was dispersed across the nation, with CEO Greg Becker occasionally working from Hawaii.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bank; bankshmank; bidenvoters; certainlynotesg; esg; hubris; nothatsnotit; remote; remoteworking; siliconvalley; svb; venturecapitalists; work; workfromhome
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I've never worked in a bank so I can't attest to whether or not remote work did it.
1 posted on 03/20/2023 4:23:34 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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I think remote working has contributed to lower productivity wherever it has been tried. Himans are very poor about keeping their promises to work harder tomorrow to make up for the laziness today.


2 posted on 03/20/2023 4:26:20 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It is not how many that go into Mexico that counts. It is how many that return from Mexico.)
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I think remote working has contributed to lower productivity wherever it has been tried. Humans are very poor about keeping their promises to work harder tomorrow to make up for the laziness today.


3 posted on 03/20/2023 4:26:34 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It is not how many that go into Mexico that counts. It is how many that return from Mexico.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So remote work caused them to overinvest in Treasury Notes?


4 posted on 03/20/2023 4:26:53 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: Jonty30

Studies have shown otherwise. The last one I saw showed that overall productivity stayed about the same or actually even increased during remote work for the majority of companies.


5 posted on 03/20/2023 4:27:47 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Jonty30

Depends on the business, I think. Some places are reporting higher productivity absent excessive meetings, long lunches, there’s much less sick time, fewer work related lawsuits, etc.


6 posted on 03/20/2023 4:29:36 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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I notice they all showed up for 'work' IN PERSON when they made their RIDICULOUS marketing videos!

But this is what happens when the ladies decide that celebrating birthdays and having baby showers at work are more important than ACTUAL WORK.

7 posted on 03/20/2023 4:30:41 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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Remote work didn’t cause them to dump resources and personnel into ESG and DEI while leaving their risk assessment department leaderless and on just a skeleton crew.

Blaming the SVB failure on remote work is like blaming a flat tire for not being able to drive your car when you burned holes in half the pistons and then wonder why the engine seized. The seized engine isn’t why the car won’t go anywhere, it’s gotta be the flat tire - according to these idiots.


8 posted on 03/20/2023 4:30:44 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: DarrellZero

The Treasury caused the overinvestment, which is why the Treasury is backstopping them to prop up confidence in T-bills.


9 posted on 03/20/2023 4:31:14 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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All I know is I gain the 2+ hours I lost commuting to and from the office.


10 posted on 03/20/2023 4:32:23 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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So remote work caused them to overinvest in Treasury Notes?

I think it caused the Fed to raise rates.

11 posted on 03/20/2023 4:33:45 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I don’t see how remote work caused a bank failure, in any form, here.

I go in to work only occasionally, now, and it’s team-building exercises and a lot of online meetings.

Staying home and working just makes sense.


12 posted on 03/20/2023 4:33:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

P.P.M. contributed the collapse.

Piss
Poor
Management

Simplicity isn’t hard to understand.


13 posted on 03/20/2023 4:36:41 PM PDT by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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Good for you! Plus you save wear and tear on your car and the price of gas!


14 posted on 03/20/2023 4:39:28 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Because they couldn’t count their FTX coins in person?


15 posted on 03/20/2023 4:42:44 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
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I’m thinking that corporate real estate is in trouble because workers at many companies all across the country are happily working from home. This is bad for any Money Men who have ownership of corporate real estate.

Never let a crisis go to waste — SVB failed? Because they made bad investments? And were not paying attention to basic risk management? Well, why not use this crisis and tell everyone that it was REALLY because people were working from home! A lesson for all companies! Force your workers back to the office! It won’t help SVB, but sure would help Money Men who own corporate real estate!


16 posted on 03/20/2023 4:44:50 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
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Blame it on remote work, whatever. The way I see it there is mainly one person to blame - Biden.


17 posted on 03/20/2023 4:49:26 PM PDT by plain talk
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It’s also a sop to the professional middle management class so many industries are afflicted with in this country...


18 posted on 03/20/2023 4:49:43 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Blame it on remote work, whatever. The way I see it there is mainly one person to blame - Biden.


19 posted on 03/20/2023 4:49:50 PM PDT by plain talk
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Biden’s a pimp. This is the Deep State at work, it goes way beyond Biden.


20 posted on 03/20/2023 4:50:55 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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