Technology

"I can't be as innovative over zoom"

Fixed that for you

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan told employees this month that the company was making the surprising decision to send some workers back to the office regularly because its flagship remote-work product didn't allow employees to build as much trust or be as innovative as in the office, according to a leaked meeting recording viewed by Insider.

The top reason for the mandate, Yuan said at the August 3 meeting, is that it's difficult for employees to get to know each other and build trust remotely.

The comments, much like the decision to return some employees to offices, are surprising given the role Zoom's technology plays in remote work.

The company's videoconferencing service became so ubiquitous early in the pandemic that its corporate name became a verb describing the act of firing up any video chat to connect with coworkers online.

Amazon recently asked employees to relocate to their teams' offices or find new jobs.

Zoom's return to office, at least from Yuan's comments, appears less strict, as he directed employees who have issues with the policy to apply for exceptions with the heads of their departments.

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Oh cool, guess I can cancel my Zoom subscription then.

Leadership realized they weren't getting the ego stroke they needed virtually. Time to go back to cube hell so this guy can justify his existence.

maybe they should use teams

Point barrel at foot. Pull trigger

Eric, you need to un-moot

Lol. Looking for trouble.

Ironic that the CEO of a company producing a product designed for remote online meetings telling their staff that remote online meetings don't work for his company goals.

Someone is getting tired of paying for HVAC, electricity, and plumbing for a vacant office building 😢

I feel that they might change their logo to snake eating its own tail.

If you're in a tech job, working from home should be the default. If you're in a service job, working on-site is a requirement. This can have a negative impact on a company overall because you may have both in your workforce, and the ability to work from home breeds resentment and impacts morale.

Amidst COVID, our office workers were told to return to work. The reasoning was a perceived inequity held by the field workers toward those that sit at a desk all day. Nevermind that having everyone return up's everyone's chance for getting infected. Truth be told, those forced to come in would rather risk that than be left out.