“It ‘s been raining money on fools for too long. Some bankruptcies have to happen.
“Besides, all the COVID stuff to stay home has tricked people into thinking they don’t really have to work hard. Waking up rude coming in!”
Atlassian was one of the first companies to tell staff that they should never return to the office, just a few months after sending workers home amid the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020.
Other companies have been less sure which way to go.
As an executive recruiter, the discussion of work policies from home dominates most of the meetings that Mr. Karagounis has clients, including large ASX listed companies, professional services companies, multinationals, mid-cap Australian listed companies and private family businesses. .
Karagounis said the CEOs he talks about want their people to be more in the office than at home. However, they are concerned that the implementation of these policies could cause employees to stop working, creating a greater headache for companies that need to retain staff.
“There is a silent opinion that virtually every senior leader I speak with (president, CEO) wants people back in the office. It’s not about people working a day or two from home, everyone is at peace with that, “he said.
Karagounis said his clients are concerned about the large number of workers who have chosen to work from home almost 100% of the time.
For example, in ANZ, one in five of the bank’s 28,000 employees has not returned to office since March.
“They’re very anxious about it because they can see that if people don’t collaborate today, the business will have problems tomorrow,” Karagounis said.
Farquhar did not respond directly to Mr. Musk, however, in a tweet posted Friday morning noted that this would not be Atlassian’s first recession and linked to a post on the company’s blog summarizing the company’s milestones.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since we started Atlassian (in a recession), but we’re just getting started!” He said.
An Atlassian spokeswoman said the tweet generated a fivefold increase in traffic to the company’s racing page, which has been updated with a banner to welcome Tesla employees.