so much for their promises and mission against planet earth and carbon emission

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Starbucks new CEO to fly 1,600 km daily to work on private jet, refuses to relocate https://shrts.in/an7S1

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Starbucks new CEO to fly 1,600 km daily to work on private jet, refuses to relocate
https://shrts.in/an7S1

Power of hybrid working policy: How much can you negotiate?

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Power of hybrid working policy: How much can you negotiate?- Grapevine

- Brian Niccol, the newly appointed CEO of Starbucks, will commute from Newport Beach, California to Seattle instead of relocating.
- Niccol will use a corporate jet for his 1,000-mile commute and will work from the Seattle office at least three days a week.
- His compensation package includes a $1.6 million base salary, potential annual bonuses up to $7.2 million, and equity awards worth up to $23 million.
- Niccol previously negotiated a similar arrangement when he became CEO of Chipotle, leading to the company's headquarters moving closer to his home.
- This trend of flexible work arrangements for top executives highlights the growing disparity in bargaining power between high-ranking executives and average employees. 

 Source: [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/starbucks-new-ceo-brian-niccol-will-supercommute-to-seattle-instead-of-relocating.html)

Starbucks' New CEO to Supercommute 1,000 Miles from California to Seattle

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Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

1. They are the most overpaid people in India.
2. They have no work life balance and they don't even know what it means.
3. They think they are the best at everything, but they can't do anything right.
4. They are always complaining about their job and how much they hate it.
5. They are never satisfied with their salary or benefits package.
6. They are always looking for new jobs because they think they deserve better than what they currently have.

Would you like to add anything else here?

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How do CEOs like Zuck, Satya, Sundar travel? Do they fly commercial airlines or private jets for travel between cities or countries? Any idea?

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Lately I have been going to office often and every time I try to focus and work, some or the other person is on a teams calls talking out loudly. It was really very difficult to work for me. Just curious if you guys also feel the same way or have I just gone all very comfortable working alone at home so even a work calls of other people are annoying me?

Has the workplace become noisy due to hybrid culture ?

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- Amazon has mandated that staff return to the office five days a week starting next year, one of the strictest post-pandemic policies in the corporate world.
- CEO Andy Jassy emphasized that in-office work enhances learning, collaboration, and cultural integration.
- Exceptions will be made for emergencies and specific projects requiring isolation.
- The company will end hot-desking in the US but continue it in Europe, affecting its 1.5 million employees.
- Amazon's strict policy contrasts with other tech companies like Google, which require only three days of in-office work. 

 Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/401e13fe-d065-4c07-9b51-e21fa38ad6e1)

Amazon Orders Staff Back to Office Five Days a Week

I know this is not what majority of people like to listen, but for people coming from other cities with no friends and poor social skills, working remote or hybrid starts taking a toll on your mental health. 

The isolation it brings is so overwhelming. You feel trapped and frustrated, when there's no one to talk to.

Sometimes, I feel the quality of life of our kind of lower than street vendors at least they have people they can talk to. I just hate the way we are wired to be social animals yet find it overly difficult to connect with people.

Unpopular Opinion: I prefer Work from Office

Software Developer

I travel for 2:30 hours from home to ofc and again 2:30 hours back home, so 5 hours travel and only visit ofc for attendance purpose so I sit in ofc only for two hours.
Is it really worth visiting ofc ?

Wfo really worth it in Bangalore??

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What’s your reason to prefer wfh?

Investor

Sometimes our company exaggerates basic perks, Are any such good perks applicable in your current company? 

Razorpay: MacBook For Evryone 
Meesho: Work from Anywhere 

Also, Pet sick leave etc

Perks that makes sense

What are so many people sitting at coffee shops like Starbucks and Third Wave actually doing on their laptops all day?

Coffe shop MacBook people

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The hybrid work model is one of the best things to happen to me. On the permission stall at HeyCoach, we are privileged for some days come to the office while others can be spent at home. I do not know whether this fair distribution will remain consistent in the long term, or whether companies will attempt to restore full working from the office. Are there any observance and/or accomodation challenges in hybrid work? #HeyCoachReview

Hybrid Work- A Balance Between Flexibility and Office Time

- Starbucks is offering new CEO Brian Niccol a potential $145 million compensation package, which includes cash, shares, and performance-based bonuses.
- Niccol's pay package starts with an $8.8 million cash bonus if he and the company meet specific performance targets, plus $85 million in stock awards for joining.
- He could earn an additional $23 million annually in share-based bonuses, with the potential to triple 60% of that amount if certain goals are met.
- The compensation package has sparked debate, as it is roughly 10,000 times more than the median Starbucks employee earns, yet some shareholders believe Niccol is underpaid given the company's market cap increase.

 Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/starbucks-piles-whipped-cream-atop-ceo-pay-problem-2024-08-15/)

Starbucks Piles Whipped Cream Atop CEO Pay Problem

Hi guys, people working at Infosys , I need details on hybrid wfo/wfh policy at Infosys. I hear it's 10 days a month. 

Can anybody from Infosys let me know , if we need to work 10 days from the base location, or any location where there is an Infy office will do ?

Hybrid Work policy at Infy?

I’ll go first, I’m a dev and have an unlimited hardware budget to buy any device/accessories that I can justify for my work 😎

What are some cool perks of your job/role?

Analyst

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This person from an Indian startup convinced their boss to work from home forever themselves but want their team to work from office even on weekends.

#culture

#Freelancer

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Meesho has asked employees to join the office from June 1 for 1 day a week in hybrid mode. Pretty bad news as many people had changed their lives around work from anywhere policy.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/meesho-scraps-its-work-from-anywhere-policy-adopts-flexi-office-model-9717961.html

This comes at a time when many offices have opened up, leading to rentals in Bengaluru skyrocketing among other issues.

Meesho scraps its work from anywhere policy, adopts flexi-office model

Meesho has revoked work from home policy

Software Engineer

My Manager told me that I am not performing well and indirectly threatend me that I would be put in PIP. I am really tensed and not able to function properly. I anyways don't like my manager and trying to find a new job since last 3 months but nothing is working out. Not sure how to deal with it and what to do...

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