When Stephanie Van Pelt needed to care for her son after surgery, her company gave her the option to work from home. "They didn't lose my productivity," Van Pelt posted on Google+. "They gained an intensely loyal, hard-working employee that was so pleased with not having to take (time) off." Van Pelt was weighing in on the recent news that Yahoo is ending its work-from-home policy. The change, announced Monday by Yahoo human resources chief Jackie Reses, is expected to affect hundreds of employees. It is one of many changes CEO Marissa Mayer has made since being hired last July.
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Yahoo's new policy will encourage innovation, some workers say
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Requiring workers to go to the office may hurt morale, others argue
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Working from home increased by 73% between 2005 and 2011, according to a study
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