Numerous media sources are reporting that Yahoo! is created its own headlines by announcing to employees that as of June 2013, it will no longer allow workers to telecommute, even for 1 day per week. Reports citing an internal memo say employees will still be allowed to work at home under special circumstances.
MSNBC is reporting that the reason given for the change is to increase communication and collaboration by “working side by side.”
According to allthingsd.com, Yahoo! HR Director Jackie Rees said “[s]peed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home,” and “[w]e need to be one Yahoo!, and that starts with physically being together.”
Well, employees won’t go hungry if they have to work on-site—see this recent HRSBT article on Yahoo! CEO Melissa Meyer.