The Data That Drove Yahoo's Telecommuting Ban

Stiletto writes "Business Insider and All Things D are reporting that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to ban telecommuting was data-driven, as you'd expect out of the former Google exec. After spending months frustrated at how empty Yahoo parking lots were, Mayer consulted Yahoo's VPN logs to see if remote employees were checking in enough. Despite all the outrage and flak she's getting from those outside the company for the move, some ex-employees are praising the decision, citing abuse, slacking off, and general 'unavailability' of folks working from home."

Re:I can slack off anywhere

[Anonymous Coward]

Give them slashdot accounts?

Re:Forgotten employees?

[Intrepid imaginaut]

Once nobody tries to take their red stapler all should be well.

Re:I can slack off anywhere

[Xest]

If you have to connect to VPN say three times a day because it was flaky does that mean you triple turned up for work and are super-productive using the Mayer productivity measurement methodology?

Re:I can slack off anywhere

[Hal_Porter]

Stop posting on Slashdot, Kevin.

If you're not in my office by 6am tomorrow in smart casual dress for a pop quiz on "Watercooler Culture" you're fired.

Smart casual means ironed chinos and a dress shirt by the way, not filthy jeans and a filthier Tux T shirt with pin burns in it. Which reminds me, they'll be a drugs test afterwards.

Also a visit to the hairdresser might be in the best interests of your career, if you know what I mean.

Enjoy your evening!

Re:Motivation

[Anonymous Coward]

"Inside of a year night maintenance employees were sleeping under the bridges all day,"

And thus, the troll was born.

Re:I can slack off anywhere

[DrXym]

Whatever drugs you're getting are clearly not the right ones.

Re:I can slack off anywhere

[skovnymfe]

Can't do that. They might start reading Slashdot and finding out just how unnecessary they are, which might prompt them to do something stupid, or worse, their job. And then how would we get to slack off?

Re:I can slack off anywhere

[Jaysyn]

Yes, that you're busy working on something that doesn't need connection to Yahoo's central systems probably.

That or Yahoo's hiring process is so flawed they ended up employing society's layabouts and nothing else.

That.... that would explain a lot actually.