Apple begins to meticulously monitor its employees. More precisely, we are talking about their presence at the company’s headquarters, because the Cupertino giant is already openly opposed to remote work. The company “checks the list” in a rather unusual way.
Apple was quick to complain about remote work and has been strongly urging its employees to return to the office in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the company is going further and further in presence checks at its facilities.
Apple tracks attendance with badges
After the peak of the coronavirus epidemic, Apple began to return to work from the office in 2022. At first, employees were required to appear at the enterprise once a week, then the wait was extended to two days. Employees are currently required to be on site at least three days a week.
Apple takes this requirement very seriously, even resorting to…tracking. The company has decided to control the entry and exit of employees from the office, which can be checked by the activity of each employee’s access pass.
“Tracking passes for this purpose is absolutely absurd. You may not agree with their remote work policy, but at the same time, employees of the company must comply with these rules. If I were them, I would quit - it’s very simple. They need us more than we need them.”
Apple threatens employees with dismissal for absenteeism - the company wants to cut costs
If a person is caught working excessively remote work, they should receive “increasingly severe warnings.” Some Apple team leaders will even threaten their employees with dismissal from the company. Work-from-the-office policies also vary by branch—some require a full five-day presence, others only three days.
Commentators believe that Apple’s restrictive policy is the result of a desire to cut costs. In general, many large US companies openly say that working from the office is better than remotely. In addition, companies of this size pay a lot to run their headquarters, and when working remotely, offices can be almost empty.
Source: Wprost
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