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RenegadeMonster said:
Facebook has announced an additional 15,000 in layoffs. This comes after more than 10k in layoffs this past November.

But one of the more notable things announced was not layoffs, but rather remote work changes.

Facebook is now making remote work a benefit that's only available to more senior level positions who have been with Facebook for at least a minimum period of time.

So if you are a regular working, you are expected to be in the office full time. No remote work available. They are also not hiring anyone new as a remote worker or being able to remote work.

The tech industry, where a larger portion of their workforce can be accomplished remotely, and the workers want to be working remotely, are run by CEOs who are big on "we want you in the office". Tech companies are leading the industry with setting return to the office mandates for corporate office workers. Many of which have moved to you must be in the office 4 days a week now.

Apple has had several high level engineers resign because they wanted to continue to work remotely and weren't given the option. Even though their job could be done fully remotely and there is no need for them to be in the office other than executives want them there.
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Corporate culture requires control.

The tech industry have been leaders at control for for years. Using “benefits” such as free onsite meals, gyms and crèches as handcuffs to the office and by extension, desk.

I’m guessing they’ve been quietly seething for 3 years about the shifts towards remote.
 
Joe Mac said:
Corporate culture requires control.

The tech industry have been leaders at control for for years. Using “benefits” such as free onsite meals, gyms and crèches as handcuffs to the office and by extension, desk.

I’m guessing they’ve been quietly seething for 3 years about the shifts towards remote.
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All I know is that if my company offered on-site daycare I would sell my soul right now.

And yes, I had to google what a creche was...
 
folsom_lives said:
All I know is that if my company offered on-site daycare I would sell my soul right now.

And yes, I had to google what a creche was...
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Yeah I totally get that. The cost of, and access to, childcare is a scandal over here so I have no doubt it’s miles worse over there.

But equally everything those horrible tech companies offer as benefits and incentives are totally designed to make you spend way longer than is healthy at your desk.
 
Joe Mac said:
Yeah I totally get that. The cost of, and access to, childcare is a scandal over here so I have no doubt it’s miles worse over there.

But equally everything those horrible tech companies offer as benefits and incentives are totally designed to make you spend way longer than is healthy at your desk.
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Some would see those as shackles. Given my work schedule however, they would be gifts. If I could spend an hour at the gym, that's in my office, while my kids are at the childcare center, in my office, I'd probably spend a lot more time here too. I wouldn't be working on jack shit though. Just my biceps.

I know the problem really is that they are seen as enticements to get those sweet innocent college grads to put in more hours coding in a bean bag chair by the foosball table. But now the management is getting pissed that the new donkeys don't like free carrots, or being whipped.
 
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Albany Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy

Facing numerous lawsuits over clergy abuse, the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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chapter 11 needs to be rewritten to explicitly bar this 💩. Too many deplorables have tried to use it as a way to weasel out of consequences. Also I feel like this should be highlighting the issues with grant tax exempt stats to churches so broadly.
 
Heat is back on TikTok. The Biden administration said TikTok could face US ban unless Chinese ownership sells it's stake.

For whatever reason, this has become a priority again.
 
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Texas officials will take over the state's biggest school district, raising questions about who controls America's classrooms | CNN

The fate of nearly 200,000 American students' education will soon be controlled not by locally elected leaders but by state-appointed managers yet to be named.
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Basically my takeaway was the school district really struggled from 2011 through 2019 the school district was struggling but not the worse in the state. In 2019 they brought in a new superintendent who knew they were at risk for state takeover and made vast improvements over the next two years. The average district rating is now 88% almost all of the schools are out of the F and D ratings.

But the state is now pulling the trigger and coming in for the takeover, which they said is required by state law when there is 7 consecutive years of unacceptable performance.

My thoughts are shouldn't that have happened back in 2019? And why now that overall things have vastly improved? Especially when in most cases, state takeovers have not shown any improvement. Often things get worse with the exception of a few cases.

There is talk that this is just punishment and has nothing to do about what's in the best interest of the school district. There has been a surge of White, conservative leaders taking control over local governments with minority representation and make up and this very well could be part of that conservative movement / power struggle.
 
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