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Big tech companies are still trying to rally workers back into physical offices, and many workers are still not having it. Based on a recent report, computer-maker Dell has stumbled even more than most.

Dell announced a new return-to-office initiative earlier this year. In the new plan, workers had to classify themselves as remote or hybrid.

Those who classified themselves as hybrid are subject to a tracking system that ensures they are in a physical office 39 days a quarter, which works out to close to three days per work week.

Alternatively, by classifying themselves as remote, workers agree they can no longer be promoted or hired into new roles within the company.

Business Insider claims it has seen internal Dell tracking data that reveals nearly 50 percent of the workforce opted to accept the consequences of staying remote, undermining Dell's plan to restore its in-office culture.

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[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 week ago

Seems to me like this would disproportionately cause losses in the most talented employees

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

They know, they just don't care. The payroll goes down, the profit goes up. The most talented are also the most expensive ones and they're also the most expensive to dismiss legally on a layoff process. If they leave on their own they save Dell a ton of money. What they want is to keep operations without disturbing revenue, you don't need the best talent to achieve that, you only need the good enough.

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No. The CEO will stay. Everyone else is a replaceable cog.

Signed,
CEO of Dell
/sarcasm

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Michael Dell strikes me as an entitled dick.

[-] TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

yeah he seems like a Dellend

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