Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer

I know many people who are able to work from home either part-time or full-time. Without it, their cost for daycare and other expenses would be much more. Perhaps too much, making their living expenses more than their salary.

I don’t have a job in which I can work from home. Can you imagine? “Hi, can I just read my lines via skype?” Haha. But I LOVE that many companies have opened up, expanded and adapted to the changes in society. America is not currently the most “family friendly” of all countries, but hearing more and more about flex-time and working from home, I had my hopes up for a better future.

So, I think it goes without saying that when I read about Marissa Mayer’s horrible new plan to take working from home away from Yahoo employees, who already have that woven into their lives, I was very disappointed. Not only for the loss of moving forward as a society, but the loss of women knowing how to lead well. I have high expectations from women who are leaders to pave the way. She’s obviously lacking.

And then I read about how Marissa Mayer is always late and not respectful of other people’s time. It just sort of confirmed and summed her up. Don’t you think? Just because SHE doesn’t know how to manage her time well, or want to spend time with her family, or have a life outside of Yahoo! doesn’t mean Yahoo! employees should have to live that way too.


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  1. Really glad you wrote all this.

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