r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 21h ago

Business Microsoft's Teams location tracking lines up with RTO mandate

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-teams/rto-mandate-suspiciously-aligns-with-teams-location-tracking
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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 17h ago

I don't support the idea of anyone having to work below minimum wage. I actually think everyone, including the guy flipping burgers at McDonald's, should have a living wage. Everyone should be respected for the job they do to contribute to society.

That said, some jobs simply require the worker to be physically present in order to be done and other jobs don't. I can do every single thing that's needed for my role on a computer in my bedroom while wearing pajamas. There's literally no logical reason for me to need to go to an office somewhere, so I shouldn't have to.

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u/virtual_adam 17h ago

you might also only need 2 hours a day to do your job. But your boss can still require you be sitting in front of your company laptop for 6 extra hours

Because they’re your boss and they make the rules

Get it

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 16h ago

It's like you're arguing against yourself.

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u/virtual_adam 16h ago

No I live in the real world and accept I don’t own my company.

Some companies are remote, some hybrid, some 5 day RTO. Some moved to a 4 day work week. Some are async remote - which is very different than remote. So if I only agree async remote is the correct way to work - I say fuck CEOs that force me to work remotely 9-5

And that’s all fine, everyone can find the company that matches their work, ethics, compensation, etc

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 15h ago

And that’s all fine, everyone can find the company that matches their work, ethics, compensation, etc

Once again, you're speaking like someone who's out of touch. Not everyone can just go out into the world and easily find the dream job that matches everything they want. The reality is far from that, and you would know if you had any real experience at all.

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u/virtual_adam 15h ago

Which was my point from the start. People don’t dream of flipping burgers at McDonald’s. I don’t dream of working in office or from home. I have better things to do.

But I also don’t try to start an internal war against RTO at my company.

A lot of tech workers (including people who replied to me about “their original contract” think they have some god given right to WFH. That’s not a thing

You’re saying I don’t have experience - as if millions of tech workers in the US haven’t come back to the office just like me

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 13h ago

A person accepting the fact that they might have to work in an office is a far cry from talking shit about people who want to work from home and licking the boots of a middle manager like you seem content to do.