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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4tp1fx1 | Sep 15 06:26 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | sigh, they can do this because they flooded the workforce | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | with many many workers | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | a lot of them are not able though to do the actual work | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b7+1k54vwqxr | Sep 15 06:26 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Glad I got the scuttlebutt. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @az+1k54vwqxr | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | [Canonical link and complete article quoted below]. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://fortune.com/2025/09/10/bosses-using-return-to-office-mandates-to-trim-down-teams-without-needing-to-announce-layoffs/ | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | By: Jessica Coacci, Success Fellow | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | September 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM EDT | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | • As RTO mandates ramp up, many U.S. companies are using in-person requirements to quietly reduce headcount without formal layoffs. Nearly 3 in 10 companies will require five days a week in the office by the end of 2025, despite almost half of workers saying they’d quit if remote work disappeared. Meanwhile, white-collar job growth has stalled, with sectors like healthcare and hospitality leading hiring gains instead. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Employees may think quitting in response to their company’s RTO mandate is a solid retaliatory reaction to their bosses, but it may actually be just what companies need. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Rather than trimming down headcounts by enforcing layoffs, business leaders from across the U.S. told the Federal Reserve Beige Book they’re hoping that upping their in-person requirements will do the job. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The Fed Beige Book report, published eight times a year, summarizes current economic conditions across the 12 Federal Reserve Districts. It is based on interviews with business leaders, economists, and other local contacts for a real-time look at the economy. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The report highlighted that multiple districts this month have “encouraged” attrition with return-to-office mandates. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A separate survey of 849 managers reveals 3 in 10 companies will require employees to work in-office five days a week by the end of the year, driven by corporate shifts and new regulations. Meanwhile, more than half of Fortune 100 desk workers already have workplaces with fully in-office policies, according to new data from real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Just yesterday, tech giant Microsoft said its employees will be required to go back into the office 3 days per week. Though Microsoft has had rounds of letting people go this year, Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, assured employees in a memo yesterday “this update is not about reducing headcount,” and instead is “about working together in a way that enables us to meet our customers’ needs.” | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Workers aren’t sold on badging in—but the grass may not be greener on the other side | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Almost half of workers say that if their employer no longer allowed them to work from home, they would be unlikely to stay at their job, including about a quarter who say they’d be very unlikely to stay, according to a 2025 poll by Pew Research Center. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But even for the workers who ditch their jobs in response to more days commuting to the office, the grass might not be greener on the other side of the corporate job market. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Across the white collar job market, employment has looked increasingly frozen for job seekers. Non-degree earners like bartenders and baristas in hospitality jobs are seeing bigger wage growth than office workers right now, as demand for in-person job experiences has surged post-pandemic. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Another nail in the coffin? AI. The Fed’s Beige Book also referenced the technology that is assisting organizations with silently trimming down headcount. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Bosses have previously admitted RTO mandates were to make staff quit, but some workers are ignoring the new rules | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Though the Fed’s research was published last week, it’s not the first time CEO’s have admitted RTO mandates were meant to make staff quit. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In 2024, a survey of over 1500 U.S. managers found that a quarter of C-suite executives hoped for some voluntary turnover among workers after implementing a RTO policy—with one in five HR professionals admitting their in-office policy was meant to make staff quit. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But even though bosses are the ones making their staff come back in, they’re the ones who are notably zooming in on in-person meetings themselves. In fact, 93% of CEOs say they don’t go into the office full-time and have instead adopted flexible working patterns. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And despite employers sending out email memos on new mandates, a report from Resume Builder found that 1 in 5 workers are ignoring their new in-person policies too. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ag+1k54vwqxr | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a1 | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Nothing but a load of BS. Job Hugging seems to be the "in thing" now with all the layoffs going on all over the place, particularly at tech companies. Check out the articles below : | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.newsweek.com/america-entered-new-job-hugging-market-2128891 | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/job-hugging-affects-workplace/ | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @af+1k54vwqxr | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bosses-admit-using-return-office-153222696.html | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Almost half of workers say that if their employer no longer allowed them to work from home, they would be unlikely to stay at their job, including about a quarter who say they’d be very unlikely to stay, according to a 2025 poll by Pew Research Center. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But even for the workerks who ditch their jobs in response to more days commuting to the office, the grass might not be greener on the other side of the corporate job market. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Across the white collar job market, employment has looked increasingly frozen for job seekers. Non-degree earners like bartenders and baristas in hospitality jobs are seeing bigger wage growth than office workers right now, as demand for in-person job experiences has surged post-pandemic. | Sep 15 06:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 15 06:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Bosses admit they're using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs | Fortune | Sep 15 06:26 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-America Has Entered a New Kind of Job Market - Newsweek | Sep 15 06:27 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.hrmorning.com | Job Hugging: 6 Big Ways It Affects The Workplace | Sep 15 06:27 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-finance.yahoo.com | Bosses admit they’re using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs | Sep 15 06:28 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 15 06:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dear Colleagues, | Sep 15 06:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | On 9 July 2025, the Office announced a two-year renovation of the Isar Building during which all allocated offices will be abolished. Mr Campinos took the decision arbitrarily without any consultation of the Local Staff Committee Munich nor of the LOSHEC. With this decision, the Office breaches its promise towards staff and acts in breach of its duty of care. | Sep 15 06:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you presently have an allocated workplace in the Isar building, there is no guarantee that you will get it back after the renovation is finished. | Sep 15 06:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | To safeguard your right to an allocated workplace during the renovations AND after the renovations, we strongly advise affected staff to file a management review within three months after the publication of the adverse decision of 9 July 2025, namely before 9 October 2025. | Sep 15 06:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Use the available template management review to be sent by email to" | Sep 15 06:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "If you are affected, what can you do? | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | To safeguard your right to an allocated workplace during the renovations AND after the | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | renovations, we strongly advise affected staff to file a management review within three months | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | after the publication of the adverse decision of 9 July 2025, namely before 9 October 2025. | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Use the available template management review to be sent by email." | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Please contact us at mnstcom@epo.org to inform us on the processing of your request. | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sincerely yours, | Sep 15 06:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The Local Staff Committee Munich" | Sep 15 06:38 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Dear Colleagues, | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The undersigned has an allocated workplace in room [YOUR ROOM NUMBER] of the Isar building. On 9 July 2025, the Office announced the abolition of all allocated workplaces in the Isar building (Annex 1). This is the impugned decision. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | According to the announcement, the undersigned is instructed to clear by 2 October 2025 all personal belongings and work materials. The Office will not store personal items. And as of 6 October, all offices in the Isar building are converted into workplaces for a day and can only be booked via the Connect booking tool. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Lack of consultation | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The decision was taken arbitrarily without any prior consultation of the Local Staff Committee Munich nor of the Local Occupational Health Safety and Ergonomics Committee (LOHSEC). The requester was deprived of their right to a proper consultation of their staff representation. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Breach of practice and commitment | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In 2024, the staff representation met with management in four Technical Meetings within the framework of the review of “New Ways of Working” (NWoW). In the meetings, the President’s Office in coordination with PD 44 (General Administration) confirmed the practice that: | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “staff members who say to their Director that they intend to come to the Office three days or more per week would be granted an ‘allocated workplace’” | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The practice was confirmed in the first and second technical meetings as well as in the third technical meeting on the 2024 review of “New Ways of Working”. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The practice was communicated to the Council on 10 June 2024 in CA/16/24 (page 42/100): | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “individual offices allocated to staff who work on-site at least 3 days / week” | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Therefore, the impugned decision breaches a practice since the entry into force of “Bringing Teams Together” and breaches the commitment made to staff when introducing the project. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Decision is arbitrary | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The announcement mentions that “[t]o ensure that a sufficient number of workplaces remain available for staff working in the Isar building during the renovation, all offices will be bookable on a daily basis. No relocations to the PschorrHöfe buildings are planned.” (emphasis added) | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | PH7 closed was closed for many years. The upper floors of PH1-4 are currently empty (5 in part, 6, 7 and 8). There are therefore enough free offices to relocate Isar building staff to allocated workplaces in other EPO buildings. The decision not to relocate Isar to the Pschorrhöfe buildings is not only unsubstantiated, it is also not justified, and therefore arbitrary. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Breach of duty of care | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Since the undersigned works for the Office, the undersigned always had an allocated workplace. The constitutes a considerable change of working conditions, and even comes as shock. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The decision took the undersigned by surprise just before the summer break. The undersigned had little time before and after the holidays to clear all personal belongings and work materials. The decision was clear taken without any proper consideration of the undersigned. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Despite the repeated request from the staff representation, management refused to make any written commitment that the undersigned will get back their allocated workplace after the renovation is finished. This causes further stress on the undersigned. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Fulfilment of the requirements for an allocated workplace | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The NWoW my quota Dashboard shows that since September 2022, the requester comes at least 3 days per week (Annex 2) to the Office. Therefore, the requester has continuously fulfilled the announced requirements for being granted an allocated workplace. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Special needs | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The requester makes use of specific ergonomic equipment which needs to be reinstalled everyday worked in the office and cannot be stored in the lockers. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Requests | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | For the above reasons, the undersigned requests that: | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1. The Intranet announcement of 9 July 2025, “Two-year renovation of Isar building starting in 2025” is quashed ab initio | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2. To be granted an allocated workplace in another building of the EPO | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3. To be provided with a written commitment that an allocated workplace will be granted after the renovation is finished | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The undersigned reserve their right to request damages and reimbursement of costs at later stages. | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sincerely yours, | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | [YOUR NAME] | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Annex 1: Intranet announcement of 9 July 2025 (printed PDF copy) | Sep 15 06:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Annex 2: NWoW my Usage quota (snapshots of years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date)" | Sep 15 06:57 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Call for feedback - Share your experience with Cigna reimbursement issues | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dear Colleagues, | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We have received indications that the frequency of colleagues experiencing difficulties with the reimbursement of medical expenses from Cigna has increased. | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you have encountered delays, rejections, or any other issues when seeking reimbursement for medical costs, or consider that the Guide to Cover was not being appropriately followed by Cigna, we kindly invite you to share your experience with us in confidence at DHSTCOM@epo.org, preferably by 26 September (later submissions are also welcome). | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Read more in our publication. | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thank you for your cooperation and support. | Sep 15 17:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 15 17:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "The Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative has resigned — just weeks after the GNOME Foundation also lost their Executive Director. | Sep 15 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The OSI proclaims itself to be “the authority that defines Open Source.” | Sep 15 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Now seems like a good time to remind people of the OSI’s bizarre rewriting of history of the term “Open Source”, which they claim was never used prior to 1998. | Sep 15 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Which is, of course, well documented nonsense." | Sep 15 19:29 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Davoo Xeneize (Argentinian streamer and Man United fan): "I'm not going to say that Amorim is the worst manager I've ever seen at Man United, or the worst in general. I'm going to say that he's the worst person I've ever seen in my life." | Sep 15 20:24 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "I don't know a single person who is worse than Ruben Amorim as a human being. He is the worst human being alive right now. He's a guy who has been losing every game for a year, and every time the games are over, he says at the press conference, 'This defeat hurts me as much as it hurts all the fans, or even more.'" | Sep 15 20:24 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "The next day, those fans get up at 7:00 am to work all day to earn £200, and you, Amorim, get up at 11:00 am to tell Harry Maguire how to pass to Yoro, and then you go back to hide in Carrington, earning £500k a week... Why don't you go f*ck yourself?"" | Sep 15 20:24 |
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