This leaked today from inside webmd, the most bullshit corpo HR video I think I’ve ever seen.
To break down the obvious ones:
- Employees who are obviously either drinking wayyy too much company koolaid or who know that their jobs will end if they aren’t in this video
- An extremely out of touch CEO who wants things back the old way without giving any concrete data proving that it’s better beyond conjecture
- A company with “internet” in the name who literally doesn’t understand the concept of the internet
- Threatening and bullying language to force people back in office.
- and just a nice touch, the office is of course not near mass transit or anything and requires driving in
- Did anyone notice they were all on green screen, kinda proving that there was no need for them to be in person?
I was just casually googling this video and came across this absurdity. I don’t dare give them views to find out the answer.
They want people back “for the simple reason” that they work better together. Well, yeah, I’d agree, without a pandemic.
But healthy people work even better.
What hits me about this video is how unprofessional it is. None of these people are people I would want to work with.
Of the office is so good, why did they green screen it instead of actually going there?
Yup! If it’s that important, why doesn’t your company pay for everyone to drive to and from work (covering gas, car repairs, and allowing employees to clock in when they start their commute.)Also, pay for everyone’s lunch since they have to be there.
That’s what I just noticed too! Did noone think people would notice that none of the people were actually physically there?!
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I would boycott them, but I never use them anyway
good job, to both of us, for boycotting them early!
This will definitely push all accounting, data entry and other such office workers to the heights of creativity and inventiveness - just what they need! /s
If they get to stay home then why can’t I?!?
That’s really it’s about.
The only people that should be in the office are people who literally need to be there.
Like if there are physical servers and they need to be physically configured then sure the tech can go in for that.
If it’s a repair show, then sure the tech has to come in to do the repair.
Otherwise let people stay home.
Oh I emphatically agree - I have a fully remote job and not even doubling my salary would make me consider switching to an office one. I was just clumsily trying to point out that a lot of corporate positions don’t require all that creativity and collaboration bullshit that clueless executives love to throw around in videos like this one.
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I have a fully remote job and not even doubling my salary would make me consider switching to an office one.
The funny thing is that if the corporate masters every figured out that they could retain employees who were tempted by higher salaries just by keeping them comfortable, they still wouldn’t do it.
I’ve hypothesized that they want people in person so that the things they won’t say over a network can be said in person.
Same with the ‘getting better ideas in person’ bit. He means he can’t take credit for others’ work if everything is documented.
They do it because they invested in the property and want to make it worth their while. Now they can enforce some stupid productivity policies while you are there.
You’re forgetting the part where they can shift the blame of the company is tanking as the fault of " lazy workers who won’t RTO" instead of their terrible management, to convince shareholders not to get rid of them
Or, “we’re raking in record profits but we need to make the line go SLIGHTLY more up for the shareholders, so we’re telling you to RTO in the hopes that enough of you will leave so we don’t have to do layoffs”. Layoffs look bad to shareholders, but masses of people quitting? Meh, it happens now.
" Internet Brands did not respond to a request for comment, except to say that people were busy with meetings. "
Lololololol
Fuck them. It sounds like they’re too bust having meetings instead of getting work done.
Would be a real shame if the 1% gets fucked on properties that nobody in their right mind will work in.
I would strangle everyone who appeared in this video.
“informing, not asking”
To any employees out there, don’t be someone else’s biotch.
Demand for workers is at one of its highest points right now.
There are other jobs out there, but you only have one respect for yourself.
(The above is said assuming that the company is not trying to just shed employees. If that is the case, then stay and give them hell. Only you can determine the state of the company you’re working at, financially.)
Time to unionize WebMD. Maybe the union can turn it into a decent website.
Close-quartered offices are disease farms. Stress lowers your immune system.
WebMD wants to make its workers unhealthy.
That tracks. WebMD is a terrible source of medical information.
I remember using it long ago and no matter what your symptoms were you most likely have cancer.
Apparently the cancer is coming from inside the building!
Yes they are. As I am at home with COVID for the 4th time. I interviewed a guy in a small room a week ago Friday, and he coughed all through the interview. I was masked. He wasn’t. Two of us caught it. And I found out today they hired the clown. There are strong desires to cuss him out on his first day. Fuck that guy.
Translation: WebMD is trying to get employees to self-terminate rather than initiating a round of layoffs.
|__________| || || ||X || || X || || X || || X || || X || || X || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||—————-|| || ####### || ||###(__)##|| ||########||I have no idea what this is…
Kinda looks like Ferb’s head from Phineas and Ferb.
Oh, oh, OhhH!! I think it’s supposed to be a guillotine
And a donut.
100 percent… Bad ASCI guillotine
I just assume it’s a convoluted way to present Loss.
of head, specifically.
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Clearly it’s a giraffe!
It’s dignity. DIGNiTY!
Everyone is so desperate to kill their workers, and then they’ll say, “Nobody wants to work anymore.”
A company may ask things of their employees, it’s not a free for all…
Sure sure. Completely agree.
And employees may say no.
If it’s that important, why doesn’t WebMD pay for everyone to drive to and from work (covering gas, car repairs, and allowing employees to clock in when they start their commute.)Also, pay for everyone’s lunch since they have to be there.
Kind of balsy for a software company that is basically running a web page to replace office visits with a doctor…
TBH was WebMD ever actually reputable? They’re like the Forbes of the medical world except Forbes actually used to be good.
For doctors as a reference tool, seems that way. For the layman? You have cancer.
Wait what? Doctors are using the “you’ve got cancer” website? Mother of fuck that is terrifying
I found several historical articles that indicated that at one time it was a useful source for medical papers. I can’t speak to the veracity of it, just reporting what I found by asking if WebMD was ever reliable
