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Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom (www.businessinsider.com)

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Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom::Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discussed the benefits of in-person work in a leaked meeting.

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[+] ericisshort@lemmy.world -27 points 1 year ago

Sure, that's the sensationalist and reactionary headline, but I think the real lesson to learn from all this is that with remote work, like many things, moderation is key. The CEO is not implying "innovation" and "getting to know each other" is necessary for every meeting because it isn't. So what he's really saying is whenever those two aspects are necessary, Zoom won't suffice.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

I don't think we should take any lessons from what CEOs say. If studies show that too much remote work indeed makes for worse results, I'm fine with it. If a CEO says it? Most likely a lie.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Seriously I don't understand the mindset of people who treat everything a CEO says as gospel. How much is a CEO actually involved in the collaboration or innovation going on at the IC level? Somewhere between "barely" and "not at all" I'd guess. No doubt the CEO has personal reasons he wants people back in office, and just put some BS in the all hands meeting to make it sound good

[-] spark947@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

If your CEO of zoom you have to believe in the product your company makes. Its the basic requirement. When he says this, its a slap in the face to every engineer and worker who has dedicated their life to making zoom a good product.

Its like the time the dunking donuts ceo said he doesn't like donuts on Marketplace.

[-] Drewlb@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

No, it's like Dunkin' CEO saying that donuts are bad for you... Much worse than personally not liking them

[-] ARg94@lemmy.packitsolutions.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol. No, it isn't. It's a CEO suggesting that he believes that in-person interaction between workforce members is important in certain scenarios.

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