So far; I Read The Policies So You Don't Have To (1/2);
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#2 Simplici - https://t.co/0yRebUIrhr
#3 Open AI - https://t.co/DiSN8oZ5ZE
#4 Anthropic - https://t.co/GXzDyLchix
#5 Meta - https://t.co/XPwM0EhwZ4
#6 Duolingo - https://t.co/483Z0FonoU
Manager: Starting next month, the new policy is five days a week in the office. No exceptions.
Employee: I manage the New Zealand accounts. Most of my calls happen between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. Working remotely helps me manage that schedule.
Manager: We need you at your desk from 8 to 5. The whole team needs to be together to improve our culture.
Employee: If Iโm at my desk from 8 to 5, I wonโt be available for those midnight calls.
Manager: Figure it out. Weโre not bending the rules for one person.
Employee: Understood. Here is my resignation.
Manager: Great. Rules are rules!
One month laterโฆ
Manager: Why are sales in the New Zealand region down 50%?
HR: Because nobody is answering their calls.
Manager: Why not?
HR: Because itโs midnight here, and everyone is asleep.
Manager: We need someone to answer those calls.
Team Lead: We had someone. You made them sit in traffic for two hours a day just to sit in office with noise cancellation headphones.
Manager texts Employeeโฆ
Manager: The New Zealand region is a mess. We can offer you a hybrid schedule if you come back.
Employee: Sorry, itโs too late. My new company trusts me to manage my time, not my location.
You can mandate a desk. You canโt mandate engagement.
When you value policies over people, you lose your best people.