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Grindr’s Return-to-Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech (www.wired.com)
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Grindr’s Return-to-Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech::Two weeks after staff at queer dating app Grindr unionized, bosses ordered employees back to the office. Nearly half the app’s workers refused and have been laid off.

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[–] Astroturfed 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The second part, I think people don't pick up on that often enough. These return to office pushes are soft layoffs. They get to do a layoff without paying severance or even unemployment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal

You’d think hiring someone fully remote then changing the terms of the job would qualify but I m only a bird lawyer.

[–] linearchaos 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While this is true, they also don't get to have as much control and who leaves.

Normally when you do layoffs you strategically keep the people on who were best for the company.

[–] Astroturfed 1 points 1 year ago

Corporate culture these days seems to value people who will eat shit and smile, not expect raises and not quit when they should above most other metrics.... so they do keep the people "best" for the company.