While selling benefits of “telework” to others, IBM forces relocation in stealth layoff.
IBM, one of the earliest companies to embrace the concept of employees working en masse from home or small satellite offices, has informed thousands of employees that it's time to return to the mothership—or find a new job. As The Wall Street Journal reports, this week is the deadline for remote employees—who make up as much as 40 percent of IBM's workforce—to decide whether to move or leave.
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This is unfortunate for IBM remote workers who can't work at IBM's office because they live too far away from the office, they don't own a car or can't access other forms of transportation to get to work, or can't afford a home or rent a home near the IBM office.
I remember when Yahoo told remote workers to work in the office, and now Yahoo had to sell itself to Verizon.
IBM, one of the earliest companies to embrace the concept of employees working en masse from home or small satellite offices, has informed thousands of employees that it's time to return to the mothership—or find a new job. As The Wall Street Journal reports, this week is the deadline for remote employees—who make up as much as 40 percent of IBM's workforce—to decide whether to move or leave.
Read More
This is unfortunate for IBM remote workers who can't work at IBM's office because they live too far away from the office, they don't own a car or can't access other forms of transportation to get to work, or can't afford a home or rent a home near the IBM office.
I remember when Yahoo told remote workers to work in the office, and now Yahoo had to sell itself to Verizon.