Go to Work? The Horror!

From the NY Post: Washington Post orders employees to return to the office five days a week

No more lounging around in your PJs, or whatever.

And for the record, work is a four-letter word.

Washington Post CEO William Lewis informed employees Thursday that they will be required to work out of the newspaper’s offices five days a week starting in June.

Lewis delivered the news after thanking employees for their “hard work and dedication” covering the 2024 presidential election.

Managers have to be in the office starting in February, and everyone must report to the office begining in June.

The union is "distressed."

“Like many of you, we are distressed to learn that after four years of successful flexible work arrangements, The Post plans to institute an inflexible and outdated work-from-the-office policy that does not reflect the reality of our jobs or lives,” the Washington Post Guild said in an email to members.

I am not surprised that management and workers see the whole working from home situation differnetly. I suppose it could be a way to encourage people to leave, without offering them severance packages. Then again, maybe it will backfire if a lot of people do leave, though my understanding is that there are not a lot of newspaper jobs available.

And they are still going on about the non-endorsement in the Presidential Election.

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, defended the decision not to endorse Harris — or any political candidates going forward — by arguing that it wouldn’t have any effect on the election and would only “create a perception of bias.”

Their endorsement of Harris would not have created a "perception of bias." Their news reporting shows their bias.

Note on the image: I'm not sure the print media is a dead dinosaur, though WaPo I believe that WaPo would have closed down years ago if not for a rescue by Bezos. Maybe they are on better financial footing today. Then again a large portion of the print media probably is a dinosuar waiting for the asteroid. I used to read 2 newspapers per day. The Wall Street Journal, and my local paper. But I have seen an actual printed newspaper in years.