Yahoos, Get in the Office!

The latest move by the new chief executive of Yahoo Marissa Mayer, who herself returned to work weeks after giving birth seems to signify exactly what is wrong with Yahoo: The company is lead by the executives who are stuck in the mentality of the 1990's with the filing cabinets and water cooler talks.

According to Marissa Mayers: "Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home."

Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson, who spends much of his time working on Necker Island in the Caribbean, was quick to respond, calling it a "backwards step in an age when remote working is easier and more effective than ever".

Prof Jennifer Glass, co-author of a report on the US workforce published by the University of Texas at Austin, says for many people, especially those in their 30s and 40s, teleworking is part of their work after they have already done 40 hours in the office.
Glass was "flabbergasted" by the Yahoo memo. "This seems to be trying to bring Yahoo in line with corporate America, not high-tech industries," she says.
"The idea that this is going to promote more innovation seems bizarre."