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posted by mrpg on Monday May 22 2017, @02:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the see-you-in-the-tramway dept.

IBM, one of the earliest companies to embrace the concept of employees working en masse from home or small satellite offices, has informed thousands of employees that it's time to return to the mothership—or find a new job. As The Wall Street Journal reports, this week is the deadline for remote employees—who make up as much as 40 percent of IBM's workforce—to decide whether to move or leave.

IBM once heralded the savings and productivity gains it won from its "Mobility Initiative." The company has also made untold millions over the past two decades selling software and consulting services, such as its Sametime instant messaging and voice products, to companies looking to support far-flung workforces.

Earlier this month, IBM touted research from IBM's Smarter Workforce Institute that found "remote workers... were highly engaged, more likely to consider their workplaces as innovative, happier about their job prospects and less stressed than their more traditional, office-bound colleagues."

But even as IBM was selling the magic of remote workforces to its customers, the company was dismantling its own "telework" program.

The story notes this might be a way to reduce staffing and avoid worker layoff protection laws at the same time.

Source: ArsTechnica


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @01:57PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @01:57PM (#513485)

    I actually agree with you for once. Kudos!