Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discussed the benefits of in-person work in a leaked meeting.

Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can’t be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom::Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discussed the benefits of in-person work in a leaked meeting.

  • HallowellNash@lemmy.worldEnglish
    136·
    1 year ago

    Glad I’m not a stockholder, since the CEO basically says their only product, remote connectivity, stifles innovation and connection. What a world.

    • satrunalia44@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      1 year ago

      They’ve gained about 1.2 billion in market cap this week based on stock price. The super rich do not experience consequences.

    • eric@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Sure, that’s the sensationalist and reactionary headline, but I think the real lesson to learn from all this is that with remote work, like many things, moderation is key. The CEO is not implying “innovation” and “getting to know each other” is necessary for every meeting because it isn’t. So what he’s really saying is whenever those two aspects are necessary, Zoom won’t suffice.

      • FooBarrington@lemmy.worldEnglish
        50·
        1 year ago

        I don’t think we should take any lessons from what CEOs say. If studies show that too much remote work indeed makes for worse results, I’m fine with it. If a CEO says it? Most likely a lie.

        • bitsplease@lemmy.mlEnglish
          18·
          1 year ago

          Seriously I don’t understand the mindset of people who treat everything a CEO says as gospel. How much is a CEO actually involved in the collaboration or innovation going on at the IC level? Somewhere between “barely” and “not at all” I’d guess. No doubt the CEO has personal reasons he wants people back in office, and just put some BS in the all hands meeting to make it sound good

      • Sparking@lemm.eeEnglish
        20·
        1 year ago

        If your CEO of zoom you have to believe in the product your company makes. Its the basic requirement. When he says this, its a slap in the face to every engineer and worker who has dedicated their life to making zoom a good product.

        Its like the time the dunking donuts ceo said he doesn’t like donuts on Marketplace.