Oh the software is not the problem. Executives suck at building trust. It's part of who they are to be untrustworthy snakes.
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Oh the irony…
Did he think this shit wasn't going to get leaked, given the irony?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Earlier this month, Zoom announced a surprising decision to require some of its employees to return to the office, where they were expected to work more effectively.
Now, leaked audio from an internal Zoom meeting shared with Business Insider has revealed that Zoom CEO Eric Yuan called employees back to the office because he believes that "remote work didn't allow people to build as much trust or be as innovative."
None of this seems to jibe with Zoom's brand, which provides video-conferencing technology that the company promises enables "immersive in-office collaboration right from home."
Another reason why Yuan wanted to get employees back together in the office was to drive innovation that he claimed results from having more heated conversations and debates that just don't happen as often over Zoom.
To remedy what Yuan described as a less desirable work environment for his team, Zoom is requiring employees who live within 50 miles of an office to show up in person at least two days a week.
In 2022, Yuan told Stanford's Business School students that after many of his engineers joined him in working late nights to keep Zoom operating while popularity peaked during the pandemic, his "No.
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I wonder if some employees will just move 50 miles away from the closest office.
He wants more heated conversations? If people have cooler heads on remote conferences wouldn't that be better?
Maybe HE wants to be more aggressive and less nice, but it's no fun when you can't see the fear in your ~~wage slaves~~ employees' eyes when you raise your voice because they're all just matchbox-sized video feeds on your screen...
Ugh that's terrible. I know a guy like that but it's a teacher.
What a stupid position.
My entire team is remote. Trust is built at the cultural level.
Might be a surprise to assholes who like to micromanage.