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During the Technology Alliance’s annual State of Technology luncheon, the T-Mobile CEO, Mike Sievert, made a remarkable comment about work-from-home culture. This comment got a massive reaction from the crowd of over 700 individuals from various sectors that were present at this event. During his speech, he gave strong and clear advice to tech industry leaders, telling them to “get back to the offices.”
Well, to a certain degree, Mike Sievert is in a great position to address the actions of tech industry leaders in his region. Not only is he the CEO of T-Mobile, but he is also a member of the Challenge Seattle CEO group. This group pulls together CEOs of over 22 of Seattle’s largest employers with a mandate to ensure the region thrives in various business sectors.
But why will a man like Mike Sievert call out tech industry leaders in a bid to get them back to the office? Also, by saying tech industry leaders, is he referring to the CEOs of other tech companies? What exactly is there to benefit from bringing these tech industry leaders back to the office?
T-Mobile CEO believes tech industry leaders should ditch work-from-home
It is no longer news that the pandemic changed how lots of tech companies carried out their business. But after the pandemic and vaccines were readily available, there came the need for workers to return to the office. Ever since the pandemic, a lot of companies have opened their doors to workers, including T-Mobile and other Seattle firms.
Regardless of this, Mike Sievert notes that some workers are shying away from returning to the office. These groups of workers have gotten so used to the work-from-home style of things. From Mike Sievert’s point of view, their absence from the office is telling on the workforce, hence the need for them to return to the office.
Sievert says those that are eager to return to the office are the younger generation of workers. The older and more experienced generation of workers with years of experience is shying away from returning to the office. So by saying tech industry leaders, Mike Sievert points to the older generation of workers.
Without these in the office, the younger generation will struggle to learn how to perfectly fit into their roles. This is not to mean that the younger generation is untrained, but they need mentorship. The ones in the best position to fit in as mentors to these younger workers are the older generation which has tons of experience.
Also, there is a need for more workers on the ground for security purposes. Mike Sievert highlights this point as well during his speech, connecting the dots between crime and absence from work. For these reasons, the T-Mobile CEO, Mike Sievert, wishes that all workers get back to the office.