Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!, enacted a policy this week that requires previously remote workers to now spend their days in-office and bars employees from using flexible work hours.
"To become the absolute best place to work, communication and collaboration will be important, so we need to be working side-by-side ... That is why it is critical that we are all present in our offices," read the memo written by head of HR Jackie Reses and obtained by AllThingsD. “Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home.”
Employees and the general public alike were dismayed by the news -- particularly as many companies move toward more flexible work hours, influenced by reports that a looser work schedule is healthy for workers -- and for the bottom line. Even the White House has compiled a comprehensive report, extolling the attributes to wellbeing of flexible work policies.
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