When LGBTQ dating app Grindr requires employees to come to work two days a week, about half of its employees quit.
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Grindr , a dating app for gay, bi, transgender, and queer people, has announced a return-to-work policy restricting remote work as punishment for employees forming a union. It is reported that due to the introduction of the policy, approximately 80 people, or approximately 45%, of the 178 employees have left Grindr by the end of August 2023.
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Grindr loses half its workforce over return-to-office mandate
On July 20, 2023, approximately 100 Grindr employees submitted plans to form a union to U.S. labor authorities. Reasons for forming unions include a wave of layoffs in the tech industry and protection from political attacks against LGBTQ people. Employees have requested that Grindr maintain existing benefits while providing new benefits.
Meanwhile, on August 4, 2023, Grindr ordered employees who were involved in forming a union to 'limit remote work and return to the in-person office two days a week within 60 days of the announcement.' announced a mandatory return-to-work policy. Grindr asked employees who did not accept the policy change to resign within two weeks.
As a result, it has been reported that approximately 80 people, almost half of Grindr's 178 employees, have left Grindr. Eric Cortez of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) said, ``Grindr is understaffed to such an extent that its survival is at risk due to employee resignations associated with this return-to-work policy, and the safety of the app for Grindr users is at risk. 'This raises questions about security, stability, and security.'
CWA claims, ``The purpose of these remote work restrictions is to silence discussions between employees about their working conditions.'' We also filed a complaint with
Jacques Alt, a software engineer at Grindr, said, ``Since the spread of the new coronavirus that occurred in 2020, we at Grindr have been functioning well with remote work.There is no need to come to the office face-to-face now. I think so,” he says.
Meanwhile, Grindr CEO George Allison asserted, ``This return to work policy will reduce the size of our team, but it should create the work environment we really want.'' Furthermore, according to Allison, the labor costs incurred by Grindr are a ``huge cost'' second only to fees paid to app distribution platforms such as Apple and Google. 'This mass retirement should have a positive impact on the company's operating costs,' Allison said.
A Grindr spokesperson said, ``The union's claims have no merit for Grindr.'' ``We are confident that together with the remaining team we will continue to move Grindr's business forward and make the world and lives of our users more free and enriching,'' adding, ``From October 2023, it will be mandatory to work two days a week.'' 'We believe that this will enable us to start working in a hybrid model, further improving productivity and collaboration across our teams.'
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