Google, last week, updated its hybrid three-day-a-week office policy in which it said that office attendance will be considered a factor in employee performance reviews. It seems that the decision has not gone down well with some employees.
Citing discussions with some employees, a report by CNBC noted that staffers posted memes on an internal platform called Memegen.This is the same platform on which Googlers criticised CEOSundar Pichai for \u201crushed,\u201d \u201cbotched\u201d and \u201cun-Googley\u201d Google Bard announcement.
\u201cIf you cannot attend the office today, your parents should submit an absence request,\u201d said a top-rated meme, which also showed a photoshopped image of HR head Fiona Cicconi in front of a school chalkboard. \u201cCheck my work, not my badge,\u201d another highly-rated meme said.
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Google\u2019s updated hybrid three-day-a-week office policy now includes badge tracking. The company also said it will “consider new remote work requests by exception only.”
The employees who already have got approval to work remotely may be subjected to re-evaluation if the company determines \u201cmaterial changes in business need, role, team, structure or location.\u201d
Employees who have moved out to different cities and cities are reportedly concerned with this decision.
“For those who are remote and who live near a Google office, we hope you\u2019ll consider switching to a hybrid work schedule. Our offices are where you\u2019ll be most connected to Google\u2019s community,” Cicconi reportedly said in an email to employees last week. Earlier this year, Google also announced that employees will also have to share desks.<\/p>\nGoogle to keep track of managers<\/span>
Ryan Lamont, a Google spokesperson, said in an email that the badge data collected is \u201caggregated\u201d for company leaders.
\u201cNow that we\u2019ve fully transitioned to the hybrid work week, company leaders can see reports showing how their teams are adopting the hybrid work model,\u201d Lamont was quoted as saying.
CNBC also cited an internal document that will indicate how group leaders will learn who hasn\u2019t been in the office frequently enough.
\u201cManagers of non-remote Googlers who have been consistently absent from the office will be cc\u2019ed on emails to these Googlers (subject to local requirements), so they can support Googlers in either ramping back to the office or exploring other flexibility options,\u201d the document read.
Lamont reportedly said Google\u2019s three-day policy has been in place for over a year and is now being updated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n