Remote work is toast

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please outline the four main reasons, since I'm not paying for fortune magazine access. Thx

Maybe if you actually worked a little harder, you would be able to afford it lol

This is absolutely trolling. I'm in an office you dolt. I could be on your side but sound like an ass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article after article like this one. Can’t wait for the feds to wise up and save our city.

https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/is-remote-work-era-ending-doomed-4-reasons-why-productivity/

I’ve lived in DC on and off since the late 80s. It has nothing to do with on-site feds (there was no remote work in the 90s and DC was a dump).

Gentrification led to over expanding. My neighborhood alone went from lovely row homes to over priced condos, no play space for families and NINE coffee shops in three blocks. Eventually those young people get married and have kids. They want playgrounds. They want good schools and they want more than just latte and gelato.

I’m talking about downtown. Y’all need to get back here. Stop being selfish hermits in the exurbs and get back into the city in offices where you belong. That’s what you signed up for when you took your job. Stop fleecing the taxpayers.

The mission of the federal government isn't to subsidize DC businesses

More specifically, the mission of the federal government isn't to require its employees to subsidize dc businesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article after article like this one. Can’t wait for the feds to wise up and save our city.

https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/is-remote-work-era-ending-doomed-4-reasons-why-productivity/

And a good morning to you too, troll!

Do we not realize that trade organizations get these articles put out to support the appearance of a trend? Learned this in the 2000s with print magazines I'd take on travel. Same month, same topic, same POV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care so much? Work in the office or don't, but stop policing everyone else's behavior. Keep your eyes on your own paper.

It’s my tax dollars at work. Or not at work. That’s the problem.

But it’s cool. It’ll all be over soon enough.

Your taxes pay for private businesses? That’s what the article you linked is about.

Yea you’re a logical thinker. Not.

[Anonymous]

Weird. I’m seeing more articles like this one about how RTO has stalled https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-return-to-the-office-has-stalled-e0af9741

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article after article like this one. Can’t wait for the feds to wise up and save our city.

https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/is-remote-work-era-ending-doomed-4-reasons-why-productivity/

I’ve lived in DC on and off since the late 80s. It has nothing to do with on-site feds (there was no remote work in the 90s and DC was a dump).

Gentrification led to over expanding. My neighborhood alone went from lovely row homes to over priced condos, no play space for families and NINE coffee shops in three blocks. Eventually those young people get married and have kids. They want playgrounds. They want good schools and they want more than just latte and gelato.

I’m talking about downtown. Y’all need to get back here. Stop being selfish hermits in the exurbs and get back into the city in offices where you belong. That’s what you signed up for when you took your job. Stop fleecing the taxpayers.

I live downtown. For years and years. If you are talking about K street, that is corporate not fed. If you are talking Noma/gallery place (which no one calls “downtown” then the above still stands.

I work near NOMA and took a stroll when I was in a few weeks ago. Area is thriving with luxury apartments, hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, bars. None of which I visited, just walked on by to get my steps in, then went back to my office to eat my packed lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care so much? Work in the office or don't, but stop policing everyone else's behavior. Keep your eyes on your own paper.

It’s my tax dollars at work. Or not at work. That’s the problem.

But it’s cool. It’ll all be over soon enough.

Your taxes pay for private businesses? That’s what the article you linked is about.

Yea you’re a logical thinker. Not.

Ooh, ad hominem! Always the sign of someone with a good point! At least I know the difference between “yeah” and “yea.”

[Anonymous]

We are in one day per week. I find that perfect. We go for lunch as a group, and it gives me a chance to talk to coworkers about work-related issues (difficult clients etc.) that I might not reach out about on teams.
I find no need to do it more often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird. I’m seeing more articles like this one about how RTO has stalled https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-return-to-the-office-has-stalled-e0af9741

Not because employers don’t want it.

I just laugh at the suggestion that workers are more “productive“ at home. We all know that is not why workers want to work remotely. This is an anonymous forum. Why can’t you just admit it? You want to work remotely because it is easier for you and easier for childcare. Not because you think it’s more productive. You don’t care about productivity at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article after article like this one. Can’t wait for the feds to wise up and save our city.

https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/is-remote-work-era-ending-doomed-4-reasons-why-productivity/

I’ve lived in DC on and off since the late 80s. It has nothing to do with on-site feds (there was no remote work in the 90s and DC was a dump).

Gentrification led to over expanding. My neighborhood alone went from lovely row homes to over priced condos, no play space for families and NINE coffee shops in three blocks. Eventually those young people get married and have kids. They want playgrounds. They want good schools and they want more than just latte and gelato.

I’m talking about downtown. Y’all need to get back here. Stop being selfish hermits in the exurbs and get back into the city in offices where you belong. That’s what you signed up for when you took your job. Stop fleecing the taxpayers.

The mission of the federal government isn't to subsidize DC businesses

Agree. The mayor can spin it as federal government but it’s the rise in crime in DC and the lack of DC government using modern day enforcement and prevention.

+1. Actually police crime and put people in jail for committing it. For longer than a day. Yes, the young teens, too, in appropriate facilities for their age. The end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you care so much? Work in the office or don't, but stop policing everyone else's behavior. Keep your eyes on your own paper.

It’s my tax dollars at work. Or not at work. That’s the problem.

But it’s cool. It’ll all be over soon enough.

Your taxes pay for private businesses? That’s what the article you linked is about.

Yea you’re a logical thinker. Not.

Ooh, ad hominem! Always the sign of someone with a good point! At least I know the difference between “yeah” and “yea.”

Well, now you’re resorting to correcting my English, rather than addressing the ridiculousness of your argument. The true sign of defeat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird. I’m seeing more articles like this one about how RTO has stalled https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-return-to-the-office-has-stalled-e0af9741

Not because employers don’t want it.

I just laugh at the suggestion that workers are more “productive“ at home. We all know that is not why workers want to work remotely. This is an anonymous forum. Why can’t you just admit it? You want to work remotely because it is easier for you and easier for childcare. Not because you think it’s more productive. You don’t care about productivity at all.

It IS more productive, at least for me, and I hate having to waste 30 mins each way commuting when I could be knocking work out of the way to start my evening earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Article after article like this one. Can’t wait for the feds to wise up and save our city.

https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/is-remote-work-era-ending-doomed-4-reasons-why-productivity/

I’ve lived in DC on and off since the late 80s. It has nothing to do with on-site feds (there was no remote work in the 90s and DC was a dump).

Gentrification led to over expanding. My neighborhood alone went from lovely row homes to over priced condos, no play space for families and NINE coffee shops in three blocks. Eventually those young people get married and have kids. They want playgrounds. They want good schools and they want more than just latte and gelato.

I’m talking about downtown. Y’all need to get back here. Stop being selfish hermits in the exurbs and get back into the city in offices where you belong. That’s what you signed up for when you took your job. Stop fleecing the taxpayers.

I live downtown. For years and years. If you are talking about K street, that is corporate not fed. If you are talking Noma/gallery place (which no one calls “downtown” then the above still stands.

I work near NOMA and took a stroll when I was in a few weeks ago. Area is thriving with luxury apartments, hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, bars. None of which I visited, just walked on by to get my steps in, then went back to my office to eat my packed lunch.

Same for this NOMA person. Feds are not the ones eating out all the time.

[Anonymous]

“ That’s because the remote work revolution just isn’t going to materialize.”

I mean - it *already happened.* Yes, a lot of jobs will go hybrid with more days in the office than at the height of the pandemkc, but white collar work has absolutely been revolutionized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird. I’m seeing more articles like this one about how RTO has stalled https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-return-to-the-office-has-stalled-e0af9741

Not because employers don’t want it.

I just laugh at the suggestion that workers are more “productive“ at home. We all know that is not why workers want to work remotely. This is an anonymous forum. Why can’t you just admit it? You want to work remotely because it is easier for you and easier for childcare. Not because you think it’s more productive. You don’t care about productivity at all.

Productivity went up nationwide when remote work started and started dropping in late 2021 as RTO policies began. If you have other data, please share. Your feelings aren’t data, btw.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OPHNFB