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Dell sent staffers into a panic last week by mandating they return to the office five days a week – on just a few days’ notice, according to a report.
The Round Rock, Texas-based tech company sent its sales team a memo on Sept. 26, a Thursday, mandating employees return to full-time, in-person work starting that Monday, according to a Business Insider report.
“The expectation is that ALL Global Sales team members who can work from a Dell office be on-site five days a week, regardless of role,” the internal memo from sales chiefs Bill Scannell and John Byrne said, according to BI.
Parents ran into roadblocks as they scrambled to find last-minute childcare on Thursday night and discovered that after-school programs were already fully booked.
“The biggest thing that I saw from just being in the office that day was parents freaking out,” a Dell sales employee told BI. “It’s one thing to already have childcare set up and already having to pay that crazy amount, but having a weekend to figure it out …”
The Round Rock, Texas-based tech company sent its sales team a memo on Sept. 26, a Thursday, mandating employees return to full-time, in-person work starting that Monday, according to a Business Insider report.
“The expectation is that ALL Global Sales team members who can work from a Dell office be on-site five days a week, regardless of role,” the internal memo from sales chiefs Bill Scannell and John Byrne said, according to BI.
Parents ran into roadblocks as they scrambled to find last-minute childcare on Thursday night and discovered that after-school programs were already fully booked.
“The biggest thing that I saw from just being in the office that day was parents freaking out,” a Dell sales employee told BI. “It’s one thing to already have childcare set up and already having to pay that crazy amount, but having a weekend to figure it out …”
Dell staffers scramble to find childcare after 5-days-a-week office mandate gives just a few days’ notice: report
Parents ran into roadblocks as they scrambled to find last-minute childcare.
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