You're a verb no one does! Your friend will be like, ‘Let me Skype you,’ to which you say: ‘Cool, send me the Zoom link.’” As the adage goes, many truths are said in jest. Minhaj joked: 'By the way, Skype, how did you drop the ball here? This was your moment! You had a 17-year head start and Zoom ate your lunch in two weeks. The best (and most honest) depiction of this is illustrated in comedian Hasan Minhaj's Netflix comedy show.

When Zoom became a household name and took its leadership position in the video conferencing market, it edged out incumbent rival Skype, which is owned by Microsoft. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatry professor at Harvard Medical School, reports that people with close friends at work 'were much less likely to leave their job for another one because they had a friend at work.' Zoom's focus on facilitating connections within an organization shows that the company is paying attention to workers' evolving needs as RTO orders combine with the ongoing trend of hybrid work. Zoom Spots, introduced late last year, aims to improve the hybrid work experience with a way for hybrid and remote workers to gather watercooler-style.Īccording to a recent Gallup Poll, two out of 10 workers feel they have a 'best friend' at work. I recently wrote about people's fears about return-to-office (RTO) orders and proximity bias-the notion that company leaders could give preferential treatment to the non-remote employees working in closer proximity to them. In an email to employees he stated, 'I want to show accountability not just in words but in my own actions.' While the move likely doesn't materially impact Yuan’s finances, it does show a level of accountability beyond that of many tech executives who have enacted recent layoffs. In response to mistakes in over-hiring, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is taking responsibility by cutting his own salary by 98% and forgoing bonuses. Last month, Zoom itself announced plans to lay off 15% of its workforce-about 1,300 employees. The economic environment has also led companies to look more closely at costs, while layoffs have also likely led to a decline in subscriptions. These trends, along with the possibility of a recession, significantly contributed to slowed growth for Zoom and others. Many companies brought workers back to the office at the same time that social distancing guidelines were relaxed. For starters, the macroeconomic climate has reduced the growth trajectory for Zoom and other collaboration services. Yet Wall Street analysts have expressed concerns about Zoom’s consumer business and competition from offerings like Microsoft Teams.

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