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‘Don’t Mess With Us’: WebMD Parent Company Demands Return to Office in Bizarre Video::“I've seen better acting by hostages in direct to DVD movies,” one anonymous worker wrote about the video.

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[–] Emerald 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I watched the video and I didn't hear any real facts or reasoning, it's just a hype video. Rinse and repeat statements from your favorite gigantic corporations.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

I'm honestly more stunned that this is an internet company. They didn't think this was a bad idea to post to Vimeo?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

"Internet Brands did not respond to a request for comment, except to say that people were busy with meetings. "

Well there's your problem.... Probably having meetings about how they need more meetings.

[–] Eww 11 points 9 months ago

It's great how all the executives recorded their videos not in the actual office.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

All of their tech job openings are in India or Vietnam. I’d have assumed a major US health data handler would be developing onshore!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They were probably concerned that all their employees seem to be getting cancer.

[–] friend_of_satan 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dude in his boxers is late for the no-pants subway ride, which only people who work in person participate in. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Pants_Subway_Ride

[–] wikibot 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

The No Pants Subway Ride (or No Trousers on the Tube Ride in the UK) is an annual event where people ride rapid transit or subway while they are not wearing pants. Beginning in New York in 2002, the event spread to as many as sixty cities as of 2013.

^to^ ^opt^ ^out^^,^ ^pm^ ^me^ ^'optout'.^ ^article^ ^|^ ^about^

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