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11 months agoLayoffs are unpopular so companies are tightening the belt by making the working conditions less hospitable.
Return to office is designed to have employees leave willingly so they can reduce headcount without making employees feel unsafe about budget cuts.
What they don’t seem to care is top performers are the ones most able to move to another job with better working conditions.
With a trim at the bottom by letting go of low performers and encouraging top performers to leave they are just trending toward mediocrity.
My iPhone 4S went for a swim before phones were generally waterproof and the screen backlight went out and the camera light stayed permanently on. I used the blind assist mode with the phone for a few months and even took photos totally blind. Eventually the backlight came on again and I could use the phone totally normal. Finally killed it falling out of my pocket 150’ up while rock climbing. Great phone though.