Several weeks ago wfh would be targeted for layoff but you guy’s attacked me the messenger. Here we are. Now here we are. Next time someone gives good advice read the room and take it.
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I agree with you and your points are very valid. I've managed teams with a mix of office and remote workers and know it can be done. I've also been someone who has had to work across many functions and geographic areas and know it can be done. Thanks for the constructive discourse.
There's plenty of spontaneous conversations that also happen via DM and calls. It is all about how someone learns to communication. I find individuals that only work with individuals in the same office to be bad at this. Tmo is large company with multiple offices and thousands of locations so you need to be able to communicate in multiple different ways.
OP is incorrect. Plenty of fully remote employees left in my organization.
Our layoffs were role and merit based.
OP is wrong.
Doesn’t pan out in all cases. I was in 4 days a week
You want a cookie or something?
It’s really cold hearted to run around saying “I told you so” when folks have lost their livelihood. You were right, congrats. Hope that makes you feel better.
The unfortunate problem with having some employees work remote while the rest of the team is in the office is that you're at a disadvantage. Not everyone is great at showing value, in or outside of the office. But if you're remote and aren't able to do so in a continuously obvious way, you're going to be perceived as underperforming. I know from experience leading teams that there are moments or days where some really important discussions happen spontaneously in the office that cannot be replicated with remote folks. These connections made are crucial for the team and for the manager's perception of employee engagement and contribution, fair or not. It may feel like a win to be the outlier that was approved to work remote, but if you're part of a team that's mostly in the office, you're losing. Not because of discrimination or whatever else you think is happening. Because you put yourself at a disadvantage.
The problem here is that many remote employees had become less productive or did take advantage of the good gig they had, so they received subpar performance reviews this year. The reviews is what was the main reason they were cut. There will be left over hybrid and remote employees after these deep cuts.
I'm a holdover that predates T-Mobile USA. I've watched the beast become bloated with middle management and all the trappings of the old business world. T-Mobile needs to slim down and become agile again.
If there is still 1 or more remote employee when this is done you were wrong.
I didn’t doubt you, but I did check secondary sources. Friends in BS were already looking two weeks ago. But to eliminate entire departments? This isn’t burning boats, this is torching the company.
I’m a hold over from John’s time with the company and they’ll do business studies on how he managed to disrupt and entire industry. They’ll do the same with Frier only the opposite, how a company that emulates it’s competitors by increasing fees and gouging consumers then laying off 5000 people destroyed a once incredible company.