Is coming as a new employee to Salesforce too overwhelming, asks CEO Benioff
The chief executive of software company Salesforce, Marc Benioff said that employees hired during the pandemic have “much lower productivity” than colleagues who joined before 2020.
Asking for suggestions on increasing productivity among the staff, and especially among new hires, Benioff sent an internal Slack message to employees on Friday.
“How do we increase the productivity of our employees at Salesforce? New employees (hired during the pandemic in 2021 & 2022) are especially facing much lower productivity.” Benioff said. “Is this a reflection of our office policy?”
According to a screenshot seen by news website SFGATE, he went on to ask for more feedback on company culture. “Are we not building tribal knowledge with new employees without an office culture? Are our managers not directly addressing productivity with their teams?” Benioff asked employees. “Is coming as a new employee to Salesforce too overwhelming? Asking for a friend.”
Benioff’s remarks come shortly after the company laid off hundreds of employees last month amid slowing revenue growth. Salesforce was among the first tech companies to tell staff they would not have to come back to the office. However the message may point to the challenges being presented by remote work.
The Salesforce CEO’s remarks also stand in contrast to what he said last year in an interview noting that employees were being productive working from home. “You’re really starting to see some very low attendance numbers in offices because employees are so productive at home,” said Benioff. “They can do their job at home. They can be successful from anywhere. The companies and our customers are successful.”
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