Last Friday Marissa Mayer, who was appointed President and CEO of Yahoo in July 2012, told remote employees that they needed to be working in an office by June this year. The pronouncement has sparked a lot of discussion on and off Twitter. So have Yahoo made the right decision? I’ve created a Storify with related tweets.
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Yahoo Eliminates Work-From-Home Option, Sparks Intense Debate on Twitter
Yahoo surprised many in the tech world on Friday with its decision to eliminate the option for employees to work from home. -
Mayer Terminates Yahoo's Remote Employee Policy – Slashdot
1 day ago … An anonymous reader writes "AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reported and tweeted that Marissa Mayer (CEO since July 20… -
Yahoo CEO Mayer Now Requiring Remote Employees to Not Be (Remote)
According to numerous sources, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has instituted a HR plan today to require Yahoo employees who work remotely to rel… -
“Physically Together”: Here’s the Internal Yahoo No-Work-From-Home Memo — Which Extends Beyond Remote Workers dthin.gs/YkAfKk
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Some people feel that in these difficult times F2F working is what we need…
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As a lifetime remote-office worker, even I agree it’s probably the right thing for Yahoo to do now. Collab tools don’t replace f2f time.
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Yahoo to employees: “work in an office or quit”, read.bi/ZBHznG. Well done, we need more face-to-face interaction to be #Agile!
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People, I know it sucks for 500 who can’t WFH but @marissamayer trying to ensure other 12k Yahoo employees still have an office to come to
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What do you think of Yahoo’s decision? Bold moves are what the company needs so this might be part of a culture shift ow.ly/i02xr
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Other people believe it is a step backwards…
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disappointed Marissa Mayer is eliminating remote worker options at $YHOO businessinsider.com/yahoo-w…
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Most TNW folks work outside an office. Most of us have never even met. This Yahoo policy feels decrepit. We’ll see. dthin.gs/YkAfKk
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WOW.. a step in the wrong direction by #yahoo for #telework, IMO..whatever the reason #flexwork #stem #womeninscience read.bi/ZBHznG
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Will this be a trend? What about family-friendly policies? “@Slate: Marissa Mayer bans working from home: slate.me/Wk5bXA”
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Memo demands @Yahoo employees can’t work from home. Needless to say, this is an idiotic move. allthingsd.com/20130222/phy…
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Ridiculous policy, especially for a tech co.:Yahoo Eliminates Work-From-Home Option, Sparks Intense Debate on Twitter mashable.com/2013/02/24/yah…
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Seems #oldschool and a step back – #Yahoo Eliminates Work-From-Home Option, Sparks Intense Debate on Twitter on.mash.to/YOBLSZ”
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As a remote worker, this looks like a stealth layoff: allthingsd.com/20130222/yah…
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Has Marissa Mayer actually SEEN what the avg. Silicon Valley worker LOOKS like?!?! Please, keep them at home! allthingsd.com/20130222/yah…
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Yahoo’s Perplexing Remote Workers Decision | Hacker NewsAll this means for Yahoo is they are going to miss out on workers and engineers located outside of SF or a ‘remote’ office, the bet is be…
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I am eager to see if / how Yahoo responds to the outcry about their alleged new Zero-remote worker policy. Very curious if true.
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Yahoo Eliminates Work-From-Home Option, Sparks Intense Debate on Twitter on.mash.to/YOBLSZ
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Interesting take on remote working by Yahoo – not in line with current trends > allthingsd.com/20130222/phy…
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Wait a sec. Is this why she left Google? fb.me/1Y6egZVZg
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What do you think?
Ramblings of a Remote Worker 
What I find strange about this is the blanket nature of the Yahoo announcement. There may be a strong business argument for having some of those people in the office working with others face-to-face to strengthen the business, but there are bound to be some for whom office accommodation would be an unnecessary business expense, or at worst a big risk in terms of losing talent.
Surely re-evaluating who should be working from home would be a more sensible approach than a blanket ban? It just seems unnecessarily polarising!
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