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Remote Work: Defying DELL and Embracing Freedom
DELL Technologies’ ultimatum to its remote employees backfired, symbolizing the defeat of RTO mandates
In a remarkable turn of events in the saga of return-to-office (RTO) mandates, DELL Technologies issued an ultimatum to its remote workers, and they called the tech giant’s bluff.
Per reporting by Ars Technica, DELL issued a mandate to all its remote workers to return to the office — or face the consequences.
Those “consequences” remote workers were facing?
If they remained remote, they could never, ever be considered for new roles or promotions within the company.
In a baller move, half of DELL’s remote workers said, “Cool. Bet. We’ll just take our current paychecks and remain remote.”
Da da DUM!
DELL overplayed its hand by vastly underestimating how much remote workers hate being in the office. This latest, glaring repudiation of RTO mandates is further evidence remote work isn’t…
