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Airbnb CEO Brian calls out RTO mandates from execs ‘going away to the Hamptons’ (cnbc.com)
64 points by healsdata on May 14, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Big corporations have a limited time window to bring the drones back in the office. If the [job] market recovers and they do not finish the RTO bullshit, remote will become the default.

The drones are not stupid and once it's clear that offering remote work is a competitive advantage RTO is fucked.


translation: this hypocrisy is hurting my business that monetizes remote work

> Long-term stays, or stays for 28 nights or longer, were 18% of total gross nights booked, a decline from the previous quarter, when they accounted for 21% of total nights booked.

via airbnb earnings report https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/airbnb-stock-falls-sha...

This guys opinion is meaningless. Any coverage of his statements should be seen as corporate PR trying to drive more bookings, to boost their 10% “platform fee” revenues.





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