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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When comparing two similar jobs, people generally do get paid more for constant availability.  There is a pay penalty for temporal flexibility, which contributes to the gender pay gap.  Google it.

This is rarely true in a single company though - if some employees work from home, they general are paid the same as someone at their same "level" who works from the office. I can see an argument for paying more for in person (a "commuting stipend"?), provided a person is productive in both places.

I prefer going to the office because I have very a short commute and focus better there, but I understand those who don't.  Wasting 2 hours commuting sounds painful.  I don't care how many hours a person works as long as they get their stuff done and I can count on them.

I don't get how anyone can WFH with small children.  Maybe from age 3-9 months or so it could work, but even that seems tough.  I tried it during the pandemic with an 18 mo old, and it was not possible.  [/quote]

Yes but the reciprocal of that is many businesses no longer need to pay for office space, electricity, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, and office computers. At my job, I would be provided two monitors, a desk, a chair, a bookcase, and a VPC. As a WAH employee, I have to provide my own computer. My job is also 99% email or website based. I only have one conference call per week and then have quarterly calls, but they only total 8 hours per quarter.

My organization halved their office space post-pandemic. [/quote]

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