Klarna Employees Roast Return-to-Office Plan with Emojis as Ipo Hits the Market

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Klarna employees reacted negatively to the company's return-to-office plan, using emojis to express their dissatisfaction, sparking discussion about the company's motivations and potential consequences.

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SilverElfin

4 months ago

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Disabling comments on an internal post like that is utterly spineless. I wonder if this is a way to force people to quit and give up their options when they can’t change their life and return to office? Is that a thing?

aesthethiccs

4 months ago

yeah, pretty normal and happening at my org.

doctajAuthor

4 months ago

https://archive.ph/QvaDX

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