Roblox CEO David Baszucki says the company is “transitioning away” from remote work, as virtual workspaces aren't as “engaging, collaborative, and productive”
This wasn't a pivotal moment for anyone else. Just him. [embedded post] M.H. Williams / @mhwilliams.bsky.social : You were selling your game as a solution for remote work just a few months ago... www.theverge.com/23775268/rob... [embedded post] X: James daSilva / @james_dasilva : wild that a company that's entirely about virtual spaces can't figure out virtual workplaces. @gregbensinger : “No more sitting at home alone staring at screens,” says maker of addictive video game Roblox tells employees they have to come to office three days a week or take severance package https://www.cnbc.com/... @reverserblx : This move seems like a discrete way for them to cut bloat, but it raises many concerns for many great employees who have made a major impact on the company. Even more confusing, isn't this against the vision of #Roblox? So much for the metaverse I guess. https://blog.roblox.com/... LinkedIn: Mark Oehlert : Oops. Stubbed my metaphorical toe in this big box of irony someone left out here.
Roblox is the latest company to use RTO as cover for what amounts to a layoff. Amazing that every CEO goes “wow! we got together for the first time since the pandemic and bazinga it was incredible!!” and their takeaway is always to RTO, and that anything hybrid is off the table …
My bet is they (@meta and AR/VR industry in general) will make remote work a much better thing in the metaverse. Currently remote work is pretty shitty over 2D video calls - we lose a lot of interpersonal stuff from the in office experience - but when we get into immersive reali…
If Roblox and Meta can't keep remote work as a thing, I don't know why anyone should believe that we will ever do serious work in the metaverse https://www.theverge.com/...
This is hilarious. He's doing it because he, an old guy, can't figure out remote. He needs his in person peons to get things done you see. — This wasn't a pivotal moment for anyone else. Just him. [embedded post]
This move seems like a discrete way for them to cut bloat, but it raises many concerns for many great employees who have made a major impact on the company. Even more confusing, isn't this against the vision of #Roblox? So much for the metaverse I guess. https://blog.roblox.com/.…
“No more sitting at home alone staring at screens,” says maker of addictive video game Roblox tells employees they have to come to office three days a week or take severance package https://www.cnbc.com/...