Back when Zoom recalled all their employees to the office a couple years ago, that should have been the end for them.

Their product is designed to facilitate remote work and communication and they basically advertised to the entire world that, in their minds, it's ineffective. That was a blunder of epic proportions.

Because the conservatives who populate the C-suite just about everywhere in the world have decided that control is more important than worker satisfaction or productivity.

Remote work is only for the owner class, not for the plebs

I hate it when someone sends me a zoom link. It tries to download some file, while there's a tiny link to the web version available... Why would I install some program if I can just use it in my browser?

Never get high on your own supply

Servers? IT? Maintenance? If only there was a place this could be centralized for efficiency….

It is funny to imagine every employee having a server rack and cooling system to add enough capacity though.

Facts don't matter. Emotions do. Many decision makers feel that in-person is better, and that's the end of the discussion.

Lmao do they actually occupy a huge building like this

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/zoom-brought-workers-back-office-means/story?id=102173259

They did not give an explanation that has any specific meaning, so here we go:

1. Can't let the commercial real estate market crash, therefore, unnecessary commutes are mandatory to keep Zoom's own loan on its office in good shape.

2. Muddle Managers and C Suite people need to be able to harass and lord over people in person, or they begin to feel unfulfilled and insecure. Your suffering is their joy. They need to be able to interrupt you and waste your time with unannounced in person distractions, and when this is intermediated by physical distance and you being able to not take an unschedule video call, they can feel their ability to terrorize and neg you at any moment slipping away.

Sure, what Zoom is doing with VC platform could radically alter all of society.

We could largely cut down on traffic, commutes, rework vacant office building, or large portions of them, into basically pseudo-arcologies with chunks of residential, cafeteria / storefront, and office levels.

But, they're a B2B focused company, so that's the literal opposite of what they want, what they want is the status quo, but with themselves as another subscription that other businesses have to pay for.

Rent seeking, as usual.

Why are there pens in the hammer factory? Just because you build a tool does not mean you should use it for everything.

Note: I'm not saying you should use Zoom for anything.

Same reason 7-11 stores have locks on the doors