▲ 1065 ▼ Teams’ invasive Wi‑Fi tracking sparks backlash as users say Microsoft crossed a line — “There must be a team at Microsoft tasked with making Teams worse” (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 7 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 122 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] twjolson@lemmy.world 192 points 7 months ago (10 children) Only one team working to make Teams worse??? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 97 points 7 months ago (6 children) They have achieved higher productivity by not using teams themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago You've got it reversed. Switching to Teams greatly hastened development, as the team's newfound vitriol and frustration could be channeled toward the end user in a neverending feedback loop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 14 points 7 months ago (4 children) Literally! They were told to return to office to achieve higher productivity (it was circling the news around September?) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Archer@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) It was obviously just a corpo stealth layoff but imagine being told as a Teams developer that Teams is not good enough for remote work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) Zoom did this already https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaconn/2023/08/21/zoom-gave-up-on-remote-work---but-remote-work-was-never-the-problem/ But zoom sucks worse than Teams so I don't blame them permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) Yes they had an all hands Teams Meeting to say that the Teams Team could no longer work on Teams using Teams remotely from home. Now they need to be part of a team by working in Teams on Teams remotely all over the world from the Teams corporate offices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Morphit@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago I read this in the Denholm Reynholm voice: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejjtlnZOdgo permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 12 points 7 months ago Just one team working on Teams, and they are doing their best to make it worse. I for one encourage them, it apparently needs to be even worse before my work will consider changing permalink fedilink source parent [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago They're asking Copilot for help, so have achieved 10x productivity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkmogool@feddit.org 3 points 7 months ago* yaeh… team Microslop… permalink fedilink source parent
[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 97 points 7 months ago (6 children) They have achieved higher productivity by not using teams themselves. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago You've got it reversed. Switching to Teams greatly hastened development, as the team's newfound vitriol and frustration could be channeled toward the end user in a neverending feedback loop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 14 points 7 months ago (4 children) Literally! They were told to return to office to achieve higher productivity (it was circling the news around September?) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Archer@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) It was obviously just a corpo stealth layoff but imagine being told as a Teams developer that Teams is not good enough for remote work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) Zoom did this already https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaconn/2023/08/21/zoom-gave-up-on-remote-work---but-remote-work-was-never-the-problem/ But zoom sucks worse than Teams so I don't blame them permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) Yes they had an all hands Teams Meeting to say that the Teams Team could no longer work on Teams using Teams remotely from home. Now they need to be part of a team by working in Teams on Teams remotely all over the world from the Teams corporate offices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Morphit@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago I read this in the Denholm Reynholm voice: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejjtlnZOdgo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago You've got it reversed. Switching to Teams greatly hastened development, as the team's newfound vitriol and frustration could be channeled toward the end user in a neverending feedback loop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 14 points 7 months ago (4 children) Literally! They were told to return to office to achieve higher productivity (it was circling the news around September?) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Archer@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) It was obviously just a corpo stealth layoff but imagine being told as a Teams developer that Teams is not good enough for remote work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) Zoom did this already https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaconn/2023/08/21/zoom-gave-up-on-remote-work---but-remote-work-was-never-the-problem/ But zoom sucks worse than Teams so I don't blame them permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) Yes they had an all hands Teams Meeting to say that the Teams Team could no longer work on Teams using Teams remotely from home. Now they need to be part of a team by working in Teams on Teams remotely all over the world from the Teams corporate offices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Morphit@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago I read this in the Denholm Reynholm voice: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejjtlnZOdgo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Archer@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 child) It was obviously just a corpo stealth layoff but imagine being told as a Teams developer that Teams is not good enough for remote work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) Zoom did this already https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaconn/2023/08/21/zoom-gave-up-on-remote-work---but-remote-work-was-never-the-problem/ But zoom sucks worse than Teams so I don't blame them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) Zoom did this already https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaconn/2023/08/21/zoom-gave-up-on-remote-work---but-remote-work-was-never-the-problem/ But zoom sucks worse than Teams so I don't blame them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child) Yes they had an all hands Teams Meeting to say that the Teams Team could no longer work on Teams using Teams remotely from home. Now they need to be part of a team by working in Teams on Teams remotely all over the world from the Teams corporate offices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Morphit@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago I read this in the Denholm Reynholm voice: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejjtlnZOdgo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago I read this in the Denholm Reynholm voice: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ejjtlnZOdgo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 12 points 7 months ago Just one team working on Teams, and they are doing their best to make it worse. I for one encourage them, it apparently needs to be even worse before my work will consider changing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago They're asking Copilot for help, so have achieved 10x productivity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 3 points 7 months ago* yaeh… team Microslop… permalink fedilink source parent