It’s great to see Yelp buck the RTO trend. It seems they believe what’s best for their employees is also benefit to the company. I wish others would do the same.
It seems like such a no brainer. When you’re in-office you’re regionally limited in the talent you can hire. Full remote means you can get anyone from anywhere, often times for cheaper than if you are forced to hire in a metropolitan area. You also have workers who aren’t arriving to work tired and frustrated from a commute and that are generally able to be more well rested. I honestly find there to be fewer distractions (though typically more compelling distractions) than in the office, and I get to save money on gas, insurance, food (while eating healthier), and have less risk of getting sick and missing work.
I just got laid off last month and I was a revenue generator.
The decision came down from the board as a part of a total restructure that eliminated my position, which was transitioning to be in line with the ‘new’ direction. The day after I was laid off I had an 80k deal come through, and I was set to bring in double what it cost to keep me on in 2024. That revenue would have continued to grow, and now they have no one to pick up that work and carry it forward. It was a stupid decision and I let them know how I felt about it (respectfully, didn’t want to burn any bridges) in my exit interview and when I attempted to negotiate my severance.
With piss and vinegar and a sincere belief that you deserve better, but with the clear understanding that you’ll likely get nothing.
So set your sights on something realistic and smaller.
I got them to sell me my work laptop for well below its depreciated value (14” M1 MacBook Pro kitted out with memory and storage for $800) which is what I went in hoping for. I had some real strong arguments for more severance which were all expectedly shot down, so when I asked for a discount on the laptop, I got it and I won.
In my case I knew the worst that would happen is they say no. That’s not gonna be true everywhere so there can definitely be some risk of losing the severance all together by asking for more, but if you have a good relationship with management and know they’ll come to the table in good faith it’s worth the time. If nothing else you come to the table and let them know you understand what the severance is all about (the non disparagement clause is all they really care about) and sometimes that’s enough to get them to give you something more.
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It’s great to see Yelp buck the RTO trend. It seems they believe what’s best for their employees is also benefit to the company. I wish others would do the same.
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