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CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Re: CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Post by garciasn »

bearjaws wrote: post #2

Anyone surprised by this? I remember my first programming job it was FREQUENT that the execs would fly to other offices ~12+ weeks a year. Of course our office was in Orlando so every exec would also magically have their family flown in as well to go to Disney World. 5 jobs later, its been the same at any company that isn't a startup. Execs have never been in the office, they have "offsite" meetings.

Yes? To counter your anecdote, I have never worked for a company (6) where the CEO wasn’t local.

My team and I are fully remote but our execs are not and are not permitted to be.

Re: CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Post by guywithahat »

garciasn wrote: post #11
bearjaws wrote: post #2

Anyone surprised by this? I remember my first programming job it was FREQUENT that the execs would fly to other offices ~12+ weeks a year. Of course our office was in Orlando so every exec would also magically have their family flown in as well to go to Disney World. 5 jobs later, its been the same at any company that isn't a startup. Execs have never been in the office, they have "offsite" meetings.

Yes? To counter your anecdote, I have never worked for a company (6) where the CEO wasn’t local. My team and I are fully remote but our execs are not and are not permitted to be.

I second this, everywhere I have worked the executives have been local, but I’ve also never worked anywhere with more than 200 employees. I wouldn’t be surprised if execs at big companies need to travel to different offices all the time, and frankly that sounds worse than just staying in one place

Re: CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Post by whatshisface »

garciasn wrote: post #11
bearjaws wrote: post #2

Anyone surprised by this? I remember my first programming job it was FREQUENT that the execs would fly to other offices ~12+ weeks a year. Of course our office was in Orlando so every exec would also magically have their family flown in as well to go to Disney World. 5 jobs later, its been the same at any company that isn't a startup. Execs have never been in the office, they have "offsite" meetings.

Yes? To counter your anecdote, I have never worked for a company (6) where the CEO wasn’t local. My team and I are fully remote but our execs are not and are not permitted to be.

The use of the word "permitted" makes me think about how working for individual investors is a lot more like a normal job than heading a public company.

Re: CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Post by [deleted] »

guywithahat wrote: post #14
garciasn wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes? To counter your anecdote, I have never worked for a company (6) where the CEO wasn’t local. My team and I are fully remote but our execs are not and are not permitted to be.

I second this, everywhere I have worked the executives have been local, but I’ve also never worked anywhere with more than 200 employees. I wouldn’t be surprised if execs at big companies need to travel to different offices all the time, and frankly that sounds worse than just staying in one place

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Re: CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Post by seizethecheese »

This is engagement bait unless it has stats. What proportion of days are CEOs working remotely, what proportion are professional staff?

As someone who has done shift work before, it seems to me that the real dividing line is between professionals and non-progressional, not CEOs vs professionals.

Re: CEOs are running companies from afar even as workers return to office

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Post by ceejayoz »

karaterobot wrote: post #10

I think it's more important for CEOs to be located in the same city as the company HQ than it is for any randomly selected employee to be. When VIPs visit the company, they expect the CEO to be present, not on Zoom. Plus, there used to be this thing where leadership had a more than tenuous connection to the legacy and culture of the businesses they ran, and even to the cities their companies were a part of. That's ha…

They'll be there when the VIPs are.

> Both executives have agreed to commute frequently for their role. Starbucks will allow Niccol to use its corporate plane, and Victoria’s Secret will cover Super’s travel expenses.

They'll probably be ferrying the VIPs on said jet, making a brief appearance, then golf and a fancy dinner.

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