On: A new CEO says employees can’t work remotely after all, and they revolt

[Spivak]

No bargaining power but "I'm just gonna leave" power is quite high. It doesn't actually take that many people to quit before it starts to landslide which is why companies try really really hard to control the narrative of employees leaving.

[darth_avocado → Spivak]

“I’m just gonna leave” power is not as high as “I need to pay my bills and feed a family” power.

[RestlessMind → Spivak]

> "I'm just gonna leave" power

For a lot of companies, that's a feature, not a bug. You get to avoid layoffs and all the costs associated with that.

[throw1230 → Spivak]

not really. they expect a certain percentage to be quitting based on this decision, which has better optics than another layoff