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Marissa Mayer Yahoo CEO
2013 Feb.27

‘Yahoo CEO bans Working At Home’, Why The Controversy?

Nancy GeorgesBusiness, News Room

While I understand employees not being happy with Mayer’s decision to ban working at home, she has a job to do & that is make Yahoo profitable & pull it out of the downward spiral it is in.  She wants her employees accessible & in touch with each other in a timely manner.

It may be re-instate it when the ship changes direct, but for now she is doing what she thinks is best.

Are people just attacking her because she doesn’t fit the mold of a working woman who has children??

I found this comment from Google’s chief financial officer interesting:

“The surprising question we get is: ‘How many people telecommute at Google?’ And our answer is: ‘As few as possible,'” Patrick Pichette,  said recently. “There is something magical about spending the time together.”

What do you think?
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/mayer-feels-heat-over-telecommuting-ban-20130227-2f4rj.html#ixzz2M3KRck1t

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