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The opinions on Forbes that I have read are in favor of Mayer. The business side of things wants everyone under the same roof, apparently.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Porrello, Leonard
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 12:38 PM
To: Janoff, Steven; 'TECHWR-L'
Subject: RE: Yahoo!'s telecommute policy
For her sake, I hope that her job will love her as well as her child (would have). And should she live to be a ripe old age, perhaps her former reports will gather around her deathbed to reminisce with her about all of the great times at work.
For what it's worth, in many (all?) Western European countries, both father and mother get equal leave when they have (through birth or adoption) a child. In Austria, where I lived, it was six months with pay and an additional six months without (or with significantly reduced) pay. Last I checked, Austria was weathering the recession just fine.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Janoff, Steven
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 9:04 AM
To: 'TECHWR-L'
Subject: RE: Yahoo!'s telecommute policy
I'd be inclined to reserve judgment until seeing the results. Maybe she's on to something. Telecommuting is a boon in these times but there's something to be said for everybody being in proximity. We're all workers here not CEOs, so of course we want what's best for workers. But I'm interested to see if she can turn the company around. I've hated Yahoo for the longest time but I admit I do like their new front page -- nice design. I'm hoping she can do the job.
Steve
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 8:35 AM
To: Cardimon, Craig; 'Anne Robotti'; 'TECHWR-L'
Subject: Yahoo!'s telecommute policy (was Re: Telecommuting ( was: Do as I say, not as I do ))
Irony squared and cubed. The CEO of a 21st century electronic company which makes money by enabling people to find things and take actions over the internet, insisting on enforcing a process control model straight out of the 1940s.
I think it's likely that she is doing this because she is <i>hoping</i> it will cause a lot of people to jump ship. She got the job by promising she'd make the company's margins better. One way to make the numbers look better is to cut the head count. This way she gets the same effect as a mass layoff without the bad publicity that a mass layoff would cause. There will be some badmouthing from workers, of course, but it won't be the same scope and this way of downsizing is less likely to get the stock analysts worked up.
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