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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

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Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” - Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted. (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/workreform

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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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[–] [email protected] 80 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It seems like they gave a bunch of people a notice to find new jobs as a form of promotion

[–] dave881 26 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That may well be the point. Dell gets the head count reduction, improving the bottom line, without the headline about mass layoffs

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] dustyData 24 points 4 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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

Signed,
CEO of Dell
/sarcasm

[–] FenrirIII 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Michael Dell strikes me as an entitled dick.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

10th richest person. Total dick.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

yeah he seems like a Dellend

[–] reddig33 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The problem is that the layoff isn’t targeted. Talented people can more easily find another job that will still let them work from home. That leaves Dell with a higher percentage of untalented employees than competitors.

[–] The_v 2 points 4 months ago

It leaves dell with employees who do their job and have a life outside of work. They will put their hours in but not much more. They do not recommend change or new ways of getting things done, because they don't care. They will do the minimum and punch the clock for years until they find another better paying job.