"Return-to-office mandates at some of the most powerful #tech companies — #Apple, #Microsoft and #SpaceX — were followed by a spike in departures among the most senior, tough-to-replace talent...
“We find experienced #employees impacted by these policies at major #tech companies seek #work elsewhere, taking some of the most valuable human capital investments and tools of #productivity with them,” said... one of the study’s authors.
"“Our findings suggest that #RTO mandates cost the company more than previously thought... These attrition rates aren’t just something that can be managed away.”...
A spike in departures of senior employees... could reflect the “double-pinch” they inflict on managers, who have to deal with the policy’s effects on the teams they lead & in their own lives...
it’s also just a hit to morale...
Maybe managers leave shortly after mandates... “because it’s easier to manage a team that’s happy.”
@jake4480 Well, I've noticed that MLB The Show is hard to get after the initial release unless you buy it used. Obviously, physical copies are limited release because Sony et al. want you download their games because, as you note in your blog post, the studios and distributers want to have more control over the IP. They'll come a time, as you know, when we'll be renting games instead of buying them outright...
@wendigo ugh. Absolutely this. They'd love it all online, on a server, and then yeah they can shut it down whenever they want, on their whims. I like physical when I can, I even bought physicals of Conan and Diablo IV for the Series X for this very reason. And for Switch we have a bunch of physicals, some really weird ones too. I just counted, we have 15 haha. Not as many as some. But again, I'm semi picky, only keeping the ones we like. I do like having those carts when possible though.
I keep seeing these stories about huge investments Microsoft, Amazon, and other major tech companies are making around the world. They’re almost always for massive, resource-hungry data centers to power their AI ambitions.
Good afternoon, I'm searching some advice for some software to manage the tasks of a small group.
I have no problems regarding mine specifically, I use TaskWarrior and that is alright.
However, I'd like some simple way to note down which things have to be done overall by the group and which ones are being worked on. It would also be nice if it tracked a little bit how long these things took to complete.
I want something simple, most of the things we just talk to each other. Just not to forget what everyone is doing.
I don't plan this to be keeping track of everything everyone is doing, just important things which may take a while to complete.
I was looking at stuff like Trello and Asana. I'd prefer a tool which is free, but if some significant advantages are available I can pay.
Futurism wanted to know: What kind of a company creates fake authors for a newspaper or magazine and operates them like sock puppets? What they discovered "should alarm anyone who cares about a trustworthy and ethical media industry." https://flip.it/oxcxAC #Tech#Technology#AI#Journalism
Layoffs are hitting workers at some tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Tesla. Here’s why that may backfire, explains Business Insider’s Tim Paradis. "In short, the effects of layoffs can counter the financial benefits of expenses carved out of a P&L." https://flip.it/KibAk7 #Tech#Career#LayOffs#Google#Microsoft#Tesla
Within 5 years Dell will be a dead zombie company, bought out by someone who will nominally sustain the brand name for a short while. Dell is going the way of Gateway.
It is intentionally making its own workers hate the company.
With more than 25,000 charging ports in the U.S. and over 50,000 worldwide, Tesla’s Supercharger network is the undisputed king of EV fast charging. But with the recent layoffs, CEO Elon Musk “cast a cloud over the private infrastructure project.” Read more from TechCrunch: https://flip.it/KJAelX #Tech#Technology#Tesla#ElonMusk
There was a “No #tech for genocide” demo in #Oslo this week, and here’s a list of organizations supporting it. If you haven’t joined a #union yet, there are three on this list (NTL for state workers, Handel og Kontor which won’t really make sense for you as a tech worker, and El og IT for workers in private companies).
Hey #tech worker, if you want to have any control over what happens to the products you work on and who your employer signs contracts with, you gotta make sure you, your team, and your department is #unionized. Don’t procrastinate this. There is power in a union.
@jake4480 haha yeah — and that's just website. Most apps are filled with trash too AND don't even show people the content in any sort of order that makes sense.
These are the LEAST expensive wireless microphones I've ever tested. The price is great, but the most important part of a mic is whether it sounds good... https://somegadgetguy.com/b/44r
We're taking a listen to the Saramonic mics in my office and hooked up to my Vivo for some walk-and-talk vlogging!