A lot of decisions that management makes expose their low opinion of their employees. Forced RTO is the most obvious offender here, but there are others, such as:
- Suspending the 401(k) match back in 2020 (and taking until 2022 to bring it back to 3%)
- Installing spyware and tracking tools like Sapience on employees' computers
- Blocking resources and applications which software developers rely upon to increase efficiency and satisfaction in their day-to-day work (e.g., blocking things like online Python package repositories)
- Blocking music streaming apps like Spotify, which cause little to no harm to worker productivity, and honestly probably help to keep people sane in an otherwise soul-crushing workplace environment
- Installing innumerable security cameras all over their offices, and giving the guard at the front desk a big monitor to watch literally every single thing that each employee does throughout the day at their desk
- Monitoring badge swipes (this fits in with the RTO point earlier, but this is still another form of employee surveillance and behavior tracking)
- Refusal to invest in resources to improve efficiency and morale for employees
- Consistent batches of layoffs/RIFs, which keep employees in a constant state of fear that they could always be next
- Forced relocation to one of the most congested, prohibitively expensive, and unappealing locations in the US (that being North Jersey)
Honestly, I could keep going with this list, but that's probably a good start. If management seriously cared about improving employee morale, they could give this list a serious thought... but we all know they don't give a damn.
@qcb+1hlxxiGo sad it all. Bumped for visibility.