Employees who have been working at home are now required to make the decision: work in the office or leave the job. This change is based on the belief that employees are more productive when they are physically present at the workplace. Meyer also believes that team cohesiveness is more guaranteed when everyone is in close proximity to one another. There have been mixed reviews on this decision. Some in the IT community have said that it is a way to ensure that only truly dedicated employees will stay on board. Others believe that this is going to limit access to available talent (employees who work from home).
Yahoo’s work-from-home policy may influence other companies to enact similar policies. Companies who have been struggling to make a profit might consider enacting a similar policy in order to bring a different feel to the company. A physical closeness might breed, in these cases, better work output. For other companies who have been hiring telecommuters, they may have absolutely no need to change their policies. It works for them. Yahoo has stated that this decision is not meant to send the message that all companies should follow in the same footsteps. Mayer has decided that it is what is right for Yahoo, a company that isn’t currently the most profitable or the most sought after.
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