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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?
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[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 131 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Of the office is so good, why did they green screen it instead of actually going there?

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 58 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's what I just noticed too! Did noone think people would notice that none of the people were actually physically there?!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago

Phoning it in for the video telling people they must physically go. Typical corporate bullshit.

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[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 118 points 8 months ago (1 children)

WebMD, the site that gives a diagnosis of 'cancer' for everything.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 46 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your comment gave me cancer.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I was coughing and had a little congestion. Now I'm getting chemo, thanks WebMD!

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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 84 points 8 months ago (1 children)

in 2021 my job was "informing, not asking". a bunch of us walked, and it crippled the OU. They actually shut it down not long ago, they decided to keep a skeleton crew on to keep the app running while the contracts run out, then they're gonna sunset it

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 58 points 8 months ago (7 children)

lmao gg. The absolute disrespect to even say "informing, not asking" unironically. Pretty sure these people see us as slaves at some level.

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[–] Someonelemmy@lemmynsfw.com 78 points 8 months ago

" 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.

[–] doctortofu@reddthat.com 74 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 34 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 31 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] doctortofu@reddthat.com 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago (3 children)

this seems like a tactic so people quit instead of having to do layoffs.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago
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[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 41 points 8 months ago

Kind of balsy for a software company that is basically running a web page to replace office visits with a doctor.....

[–] ray@kbin.social 41 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The most surprising thing I learned from this video is that WebMD still exists

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 36 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

The best thing to happen from WebMD is we got a bunch of actual medical providers like Mayo Clinic, University of Maryland, Merck Manual that went, "GAH! No!!" and made actually informative, updated medical websites.

Healthline, kids. Healthline is where we go for our medical information.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised it's an actual business with employees, and not some fat dude in his basement.

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[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 8 months ago

Would be a real shame if the 1% gets fucked on properties that nobody in their right mind will work in.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 35 points 8 months ago

Everyone is so desperate to kill their workers, and then they'll say, "Nobody wants to work anymore."

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

“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.)

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[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a whole lotta quittin' time.

[–] Pogogunner@kbin.social 34 points 8 months ago (7 children)

That is the intent of RTO policies, yes. It's a lot cheaper to compel workers to quit rather than fire them.

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[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I would boycott them, but I never use them anyway

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 13 points 8 months ago

good job, to both of us, for boycotting them early!

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

"We've invested heavily in our cooperate headquarters and if people realize that offices are unnecessary in the modern workplace we'll lose millions."

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

People keep talking about corporate real estate and how companies need ppl in offices or the value would crash. But wouldnt the company stand to benefit in the long run by just biting the bullet on the remainder of their lease, not renew, and go 100% remote? Or at least drastically downsize.

Would that not save millions in overhead, lease payments, etc into the future? Or do they have 30 year lease agreements or something?

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[–] Fades@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I would pay so much fucking money to beat the shit out of that ceo. He did say we get better ideas by seeing each other face to face! I got an idea I think will get better if he and I meet fist to face

[–] 15liam20@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Sounds like there's a new business model right there. Call it WebKO

[–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

TBH was WebMD ever actually reputable? They're like the Forbes of the medical world except Forbes actually used to be good.

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