Will Quiet Firing Work?

Dell’s Changed Policy On Remote Work And The Psychophysiology Of Employees

The company Dell has recently gotten some attention for making a new policy in regards to Remote Work.

Despite Michael Dell (CEO of Dell) recently calling Return-To-Office Mandates “Forced Hours” and saying that Remote-Work is both the “Future of Work” and “More Inclusive”, it seems there has been a change.

Instead of giving All Employees the “opportunity to develop” as they have in the past, it seems that now Remote Employees will No Longer be given Opportunities for Promotion.

Why such a drastic change?

Why would one of the largest proponents for Remote Work so suddenly go back on EVERYTHING they claimed?

Well, there is a rumor spreading around that many Tech Companies, including Dell, are making these types of Policies to enact “Quiet Firing”.

Essentially, instead of directly Firing Employees and requiring severance package payouts, companies actively Fail to provide Support and Development to Employees in the hope that Employees choose to Quit.

Could Dell simply be following this trend?

Would it even work if that was their Goal?