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Uber staff revolts over return-to-office mandate

by doctaj on 5/10/25, 2:32 AM with 10 comments

• by almosthere on 5/10/25, 3:21 AM

  For anyone wondering the shift is real. There are literally no remote jobs. I have one interview next week for a job in the bay area where they want me 3 days a week. I live 5 hours away.

  There are remote jobs, but they might only last you 6 months, because they are most likely shifting staff to Poland and they might as well get you to refactor some horrible project nobody wants to touch. And even then, these jobs are extremely hard to get, 1/10000 odds.

• by cebert on 5/10/25, 2:47 AM

  Uber is clearly indicating that they want employees in the office for “collaboration.” If you’re an employee who prefers this type of working environment, great! Otherwise, it’s time to find another position. Fighting your employer won’t work. I, too, prefer working from home because I have a private office at home instead of an open office at work. However, given the current market, I won’t fight my employer. I’ll begrudgingly go to the office three days a week to “collaborate” so that the leaders in private offices are happy.

• by sgnelson on 5/10/25, 3:26 AM

  There's something incredibly ironic to me about Uber staff fighting a return to office mandate, given that the actual laborers for uber don't have a work from home option what so ever. (also, do uber workers who have gotten used to working from home then take uber to their office?)

• by voytec on 5/10/25, 2:06 PM

  RTO is a technique used to get staff to quit voluntarily without severance pay and with less morale and publicity damage than official mass layoffs.