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Exclusive IBM is cracking down on remote workers, ordering unlucky employees to either come into one of six main offices and work "shoulder to shoulder" – or leave for good.
In a confidential video message to staff seen by The Register on Tuesday, chief marketing officer Michelle Peluso told her US marketing troops they must work at "a smaller set of locations" if they want to continue with the company. Staffers have 30 days to decide whether to stay or go.
This means affected IBMers who telecommute, work at a smaller district office, or otherwise work separately from their team, will now have just a few weeks to either quit their jobs, or commit to moving to another part of America. The company's employee badge system will be used to ensure people do come into the office rather than stealthily remain remote workers.
According to sources, the six "strategic" offices US marketing staff must work from are in: Austin, Texas; San Francisco, California; New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; and Raleigh, North Carolina. El Reg understands that employees will not get to choose a nearby office, but will instead be assigned a location based on where their team is predominantly situated. The first wave of workers were informed of the changes on Monday. The next wave will be instructed in early March, we're told.
Marissa Mayer has worked wonders at Yahoo and the rest of the tech industry should follow her lead?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday February 09 2017, @03:21PM
It is instructive to read a book called: Big Blue: IBMs use and abuse of power. This starts out before IBM in its present form. Goes back to about 1900 with maybe one toe in the 1890's.
Monopolists who are raking in buckets of ill gotten monopoly money are always employee oriented. Perks and benefits galore! And 'loyalty' to their employees. And this is true even for non-monopolists who are at the moment raking in buckets of money. There are many smaller examples, but to point out a few big ones: Apple in the 80's, and early 90's. Of course Microsoft. IBM back in its glory days. Google. And others.
Once the downturn starts, the company shows its true colors to employees. As Scott Adams put it. Employees are our most valuable asset. Almost as valuable as the chair they sit in, which will still be here doing its job with the next warm body that replaces you.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.