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This leaked today from inside webmd, the most bullshit corpo HR video I think I've ever seen.

To break down the obvious ones:

  • Employees who are obviously either drinking wayyy too much company koolaid or who know that their jobs will end if they aren't in this video
  • An extremely out of touch CEO who wants things back the old way without giving any concrete data proving that it's better beyond conjecture
  • A company with "internet" in the name who literally doesn't understand the concept of the internet
  • Threatening and bullying language to force people back in office.
  • and just a nice touch, the office is of course not near mass transit or anything and requires driving in
  • Did anyone notice they were all on green screen, kinda proving that there was no need for them to be in person?
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[–] [email protected] 132 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Of the office is so good, why did they green screen it instead of actually going there?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's what I just noticed too! Did noone think people would notice that none of the people were actually physically there?!

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago

Phoning it in for the video telling people they must physically go. Typical corporate bullshit.

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[–] [email protected] 119 points 7 months ago (1 children)

WebMD, the site that gives a diagnosis of 'cancer' for everything.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Your comment gave me cancer.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I was coughing and had a little congestion. Now I'm getting chemo, thanks WebMD!

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 7 months ago (1 children)

in 2021 my job was "informing, not asking". a bunch of us walked, and it crippled the OU. They actually shut it down not long ago, they decided to keep a skeleton crew on to keep the app running while the contracts run out, then they're gonna sunset it

[–] [email protected] 58 points 7 months ago (7 children)

lmao gg. The absolute disrespect to even say "informing, not asking" unironically. Pretty sure these people see us as slaves at some level.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 7 months ago

" Internet Brands did not respond to a request for comment, except to say that people were busy with meetings. "

Lololololol

Fuck them. It sounds like they're too bust having meetings instead of getting work done.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Close-quartered offices are disease farms. Stress lowers your immune system.

WebMD wants to make its workers unhealthy.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That tracks. WebMD is a terrible source of medical information.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I remember using it long ago and no matter what your symptoms were you most likely have cancer.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Yes they are. As I am at home with COVID for the 4th time. I interviewed a guy in a small room a week ago Friday, and he coughed all through the interview. I was masked. He wasn't. Two of us caught it. And I found out today they hired the clown. There are strong desires to cuss him out on his first day. Fuck that guy.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This will definitely push all accounting, data entry and other such office workers to the heights of creativity and inventiveness - just what they need! /s

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If they get to stay home then why can’t I?!?

That’s really it’s about.

The only people that should be in the office are people who literally need to be there.

Like if there are physical servers and they need to be physically configured then sure the tech can go in for that.

If it’s a repair show, then sure the tech has to come in to do the repair.

Otherwise let people stay home.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I've hypothesized that they want people in person so that the things they won't say over a network can be said in person.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They do it because they invested in the property and want to make it worth their while. Now they can enforce some stupid productivity policies while you are there.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Oh I emphatically agree - I have a fully remote job and not even doubling my salary would make me consider switching to an office one. I was just clumsily trying to point out that a lot of corporate positions don't require all that creativity and collaboration bullshit that clueless executives love to throw around in videos like this one.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 7 months ago (3 children)

this seems like a tactic so people quit instead of having to do layoffs.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The most surprising thing I learned from this video is that WebMD still exists

[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

The best thing to happen from WebMD is we got a bunch of actual medical providers like Mayo Clinic, University of Maryland, Merck Manual that went, "GAH! No!!" and made actually informative, updated medical websites.

Healthline, kids. Healthline is where we go for our medical information.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised it's an actual business with employees, and not some fat dude in his basement.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago

Kind of balsy for a software company that is basically running a web page to replace office visits with a doctor.....

[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago

Would be a real shame if the 1% gets fucked on properties that nobody in their right mind will work in.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 7 months ago

Everyone is so desperate to kill their workers, and then they'll say, "Nobody wants to work anymore."

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

“informing, not asking”

To any employees out there, don't be someone else's biotch.

Demand for workers is at one of its highest points right now.

There are other jobs out there, but you only have one respect for yourself.

(The above is said assuming that the company is not trying to just shed employees. If that is the case, then stay and give them hell. Only you can determine the state of the company you're working at, financially.)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a whole lotta quittin' time.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would boycott them, but I never use them anyway

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

good job, to both of us, for boycotting them early!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

"We've invested heavily in our cooperate headquarters and if people realize that offices are unnecessary in the modern workplace we'll lose millions."

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

People keep talking about corporate real estate and how companies need ppl in offices or the value would crash. But wouldnt the company stand to benefit in the long run by just biting the bullet on the remainder of their lease, not renew, and go 100% remote? Or at least drastically downsize.

Would that not save millions in overhead, lease payments, etc into the future? Or do they have 30 year lease agreements or something?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would pay so much fucking money to beat the shit out of that ceo. He did say we get better ideas by seeing each other face to face! I got an idea I think will get better if he and I meet fist to face

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