The failure is that mid-level managers don't know how to lead and motivate their people in a remote workplace environment. Put the right leadership in place and productivity will increase.

But let almost every IT shop in the country classify their people as contractors. Finding FTE positions in IT has become nearly impossible, but sure go after a company that hires part-time workers who drive when they feel like it.

That just makes me want to dig it up even more!

"We need to do this TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN!" - The war cry of authoritarian legislators everywhere.

Seriously, YAY! I've been cleaning up the messes left behind by unqualified overseas body-shops for decades.

Call your mother. She misses you.

" Ubisoft will appoint a head of workplace culture and head of diversity and inclusion..."

Uh-huh, sounds like a pretty easy job. Where do I apply?

That'll fix it. Good job.

But it's not YOUR operating system. Microsoft has said this over and over and actions like this are just part of how they do business.

..."for such jobs as software developer, customer-service specialist and graphic designer."

Or more accurately "Go reboot the cash register, then go tell that "Karen" you're the manager then take this sign out by the road and flip it around for 3 hours. Hey, didn't you used to work for Microsoft?"

What is this "magazine" of which you speak?

Exomoonploonets? Ploopoons? Veronica?

Seven or eleven? Come on!

where people are willing to flash laser pointers and fly drones at commercial aircraft, how long does anyone expect these things to stay airborne?

No managers were harmed by this firing. *whew*