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The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 137 points 2 months ago (11 children)

From the article: " it turns out that ordering people back to the office full time is a power and status move. It’s a signature strategy of leaders who exhibit narcissistic qualities"

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  • [–] 67 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    I have a friend who could do her job 100% remotely, but the company won't let them and just allows one or two days a week max.

    And, I'm not kidding, some higher up said that they need employees at the office so that the parking lot looks nice and full for visiting clients. You can't make this shit up.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Employees should suggest "decoy day", when everyone bands together to build fake cars to fill the parking-lot and thus impress visiting clients. You could organize a whole Potemkin Village thing, where a small number of in-office employees are re-used to look busy for those visiting clients.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    "Let's go ask Tom in accounting."

    Tom in accounting:

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Exactly why federal employees were told telework is cancelled and now managers act like telework is some sort of impossible magic and not something that's been around since the 90s.

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