Dell has faced significant resistance from its employees regarding its return-to-office mandate. Nearly half of Dell's workforce chose to continue working remotely, even at the cost of not receiving promotions or raises. This decision follows Dell's announcement three months ago that employees who work remotely on a permanent basis would not be promoted. The situation highlights ongoing challenges big tech companies face in rallying workers back to physical offices. The trend suggests that employee retention and possibly maintaining Fortune 500 status may depend on offering remote and hybrid work options. The report was cited by Ars Technica.
3 months ago, Dell announced that they were not going promote any employees who worked remotely on a permanent basis. Since then, more than 50% have decided to stay permanently remote. They would rather stay at home and not be promoted than move up the corporate ladder (and… https://t.co/nFOqOtusmz
Nearly half of Dell’s employees have continued to work remotely. This means that those workers would rather not get promoted and stay at home, than be able to climb the corporate ladder and work on site. Wild stuff. As a note, people are currently coming to the office around… https://t.co/nFOqOtusmz
Dell, $DELL, said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else," per Ars Technica. By classifying themselves as remote, workers agreed they can no longer be promoted or hired into new roles within the company.
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Dells employees rejected coming back into the office, feels like they gave up a lot just to work from home..no promotions or raises https://t.co/2ish4HfA2b
"Big tech companies are still trying to rally workers back into physical offices, and many workers are still not having it. Based on a recent report, computer-maker Dell has stumbled even more than most." https://t.co/xlbkYmA8qa
Dell said return to the office or else—nearly half of workers chose “or else” https://t.co/tlqhrN9QmZ