Wow, a lot of fireworks happening today

[JS_Harris]

- Google announced they want to get back to full speed by September and bring the workers back 100%. [businessinsider.com...]

- Someone powerful must have taken offense, Forbes then took a not-so-subtle shot at Google telling everyone to ditch Chrome. [forbes.com...]

- Local media is saying we NEED a new ID system before re-opening which might take until November and so it sides against Google on privacy issues unrelated to the recall? but ignores privacy issues with the ID system?. Not much is making a whole lot of sense tonight.

So what's really going on causing deep pockets to jump in?

[engine]

I'm not taking sides, and it really doesn't matter who the company is, but, really, it's up to the employer what they want from their employees.

Having said that, if the environment at the employer is not conducive to getting the best from the employees it's missing a trick.

It's a two way street.

[JorgeV]

Hello,

Honestly, what worries me more, is all the "fireworks", around cross borders regulations/tax/laws, which keep changing all the time, and again more now, that States need to find money to cover COVID-19 expenses. It came to the point that I am not trying to earn more than what I need to live, hoping that , in case of troubles, "they" ll be tolerant considering by modest earnings.

[RhinoFish]

As Google automates PPC more and more, they're going to need people to leave by choice... yes, new levels of cynicism here, have not had my second cup of coffee yet either...

[ronin]

I agree that's entirely plausible, @RhinoFish.

1) Make a mildly unreasonable demand (which can be fairly easily defended).

2) Watch people leave for more reasonable employers.

3) Take advantage of the attrition (much less expensive than making staff members redundant) and then re-allow the remaining workforce to work from home again (not quite as easily as during Covid-lockdown, but more easily than during the mildly unreasonable period).