{"id":448615,"date":"2022-05-18T00:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-remote-workers-are-at-risk-of-getting-axed-first-in-tech-downturn\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T00:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T21:42:06","slug":"why-remote-workers-are-at-risk-of-getting-axed-first-in-tech-downturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-remote-workers-are-at-risk-of-getting-axed-first-in-tech-downturn\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why remote workers are at risk of getting axed first in tech downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a19b31b15\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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squeezed by rising interest rates and plummeting stock prices, hiring experts tell The Post.  \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Techies looking to hold onto their jobs should therefore consider ditching their pajamas and getting back into the office if they want to hold onto their jobs, the experts say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManagers believe employees who work remote are lower performers than those that come to the office,\u201d Brian Kropp, chief of human resources research at the consulting firm Gartner, told The Post. \u201cThey will on average be more likely to lay off those who are working remote than those who are coming into the office.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply put: it\u2019s out of sight, out of mind,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> comes as tech workers are getting jittery about their jobs. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and Instagram parent company Meta implemented a hiring freeze earlier in May, while smaller firms including Netflix, Peloton, Robinhood, Carvana and Gopuff have all laid off employees in recent months.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>On Blind, an anonymous corporate message board with verified members, tech workers have been fretting about layoffs and the potential end of remote work in recent weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill recession \/ layoffs bring everyone back to office?\u201d one employee of software firm Carta wrote in late April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes it will, no doubt,\u201d a Google employee responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t go into an office if you\u2019re laid off,\u201d another Google employee quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a separate thread, an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le employee wrote that tech companies missing revenue targets and making layoffs are a \u201cdream come true for [the return to office] lobby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael Solomon, who manages software engineers and tech executives through his talent firm 10x Management, told The Post that remote work is a \u201cgreat tie breaker\u201d for bosses deciding which employees to lay off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-03-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22303772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cManagers believe employees who work remote are lower performers than those that come to the office,\u201d Brian Kropp of Gartner told The Post.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m evaluating who I\u2019m going to get rid of, I might choose to keep the person who\u2019s in the office and is near me all the time,\u201d Solomon said.<\/p>\n<p>But Solomon added that the best tech employees will be safe regardless of whether they schlep into the office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf all things are equal, the person in the office might have an advantage,\u201d Solomon said. \u201cBut if you\u2019re a top performer, I don\u2019t think it makes a bit of difference.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Google\" class=\"wp-image-22303812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wfh-layoff-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cCan\u2019t go into an office if you\u2019re laid off,\u201d one Google employee quipped.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Kropp, women work from home more frequently than men. If companies axe employees based on whether employees work in-person, they therefore risk ending up with a male-dominated workforce, he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re not really careful as organizations are laying people off, there\u2019s likely to be gender bias in terms of the people that they lay off,\u201d the HR expert said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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