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Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources.

Dell will track employees' badge swipes and VPN connections to confirm that workers are in the office for a significant amount of time.

Dell's methods for tracking hybrid workers will also reportedly include a color-coding system. From "consistent" to "limited" presence, the colors are blue, green, yellow, and red.

The Register reported today that approximately 50 percent of Dell's US workers are remote, compared to 66 percent of international workers.

An examination of 457 companies on the S&P 500 list released in February concluded that RTO mandates don't drive company value but instead negatively affect worker morale. Analysis of survey data from more than 18,000 working Americans released in March found that flexible workplace policies, including the ability to work remotely completely or part-time and flexible schedules, can help employees' mental health.

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[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 54 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This sounds like a recipe for malicious compliance if I ever heard it.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Many people chose a 'remote' role that requires no office visits but hamstrings your career growth. I know a bunch now enforcing 5PM as the end of their day. But there will always be happy worker bees.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 6 months ago

Many people chose a 'remote' role that requires no office visits but hamstrings your career growth.

Not really. Everyone knows that in the business world the only way to reliably get a promotion is to switch companies anyway. So I can be on permanent work from home and then when I want a better job I can just switch to another company, that may or may not require me to go into the office sometimes. I can have my cake, and eat it.

It is not the 1930s anymore, I don't have to work for the same company my entire life. Everyone but the business people seem to know this.

[–] Sarie@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Like, showing to work wearing a colored armband?