Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:54     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Excellent idea, OP. WFH was always a great idea anyway.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:51     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:Does your WFH plan extend to teachers? Are you willing to do virtual school again?


Yay! I’m an RN who has no choice but to commute to in person work at my hospital — and if we’re Doing Pandemic Things again, then I want to make triple my salary temporarily!
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:29     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Bring back the victory gardens. Food rationing will start in 2027.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:28     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:Gas prices are still below what they were just one year ago.

https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gas_price


Yup, but they like the hysteria now...
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:20     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you should become an employer and you can make the rules.


Perhaps you should stop being a crappy employer and pay your workers more.


Perhaps you should have earned a stronger degree so you could have attained a better socioeconomic status.


A stronger degree than a Masters in STEM. Got it.
You are so, so clueless about the job market.


If you have a Masters in STEM and are unable to afford gas prices you’ve failed.


Spouse in stem, it was over $20 with gas and commute, plus 2-3 hours a day. Changed to a much closer job, no tolls, no eveing weekend hours same money. Change jobs.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:17     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you should become an employer and you can make the rules.


Perhaps you should stop being a crappy employer and pay your workers more.


Perhaps you should have earned a stronger degree so you could have attained a better socioeconomic status.


A stronger degree than a Masters in STEM. Got it.
You are so, so clueless about the job market.


If you have a Masters in STEM and are unable to afford gas prices you’ve failed.



Yeah drop the Starbucks and OnlyFans subscription.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:17     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Rising gas prices in so far as they actually reduce VMT will reduce emissions.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:08     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you should become an employer and you can make the rules.


Perhaps you should stop being a crappy employer and pay your workers more.


Perhaps you should have earned a stronger degree so you could have attained a better socioeconomic status.


A stronger degree than a Masters in STEM. Got it.
You are so, so clueless about the job market.


If you have a Masters in STEM and are unable to afford gas prices you’ve failed.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 11:23     Subject: Re:Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

The Republicans should allow cheaper EVs like China has. US is way behind because the rich MAGA want us dependent on oil.

Didn’t Barron just make a ton of money on oil??



Hi- Where do you think most electricity comes from? Natural gas. Maybe coal. Is either better than gasoline?


China has installed an absolutely insane amount of solar. Look it up.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 11:22     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Why should employers do anything? This is what voters wanted.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 11:21     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:I say the exact opposite for many. I was living alone in a 6,000 sf house last time oil prices was high. going to work saved me a ton of fuel.

I used to move Thermosat in winter to 50 degrees at 730 am and leave it there till 7pm when got home. I summmer I move AC to 80 degrees at 730 am to 7pm.

I also had two zone heating so once in bed I only had heat or AC on in top level.

working from home would cost me a fortune. My heating bill and AC bill was extremely little when in the office. During COVID it went sky high.

For example my last job was nearly all young single people. In the heat wave last year we were running in my dept only 100 air conditioners while we were remote. If we were in office they all could have turned off their AC.


Why do you need a 6000 square foot house for one person.

My spouse commuted 60-90 minutes each way and with traffic and tolls it cost us about $20 or more a day. Found another job. Rto was to get people to quit and depending on the area for local businesses as the companies got tax breaks to lease those buildings to bring in business.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 09:38     Subject: Re:Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:

The Republicans should allow cheaper EVs like China has. US is way behind because the rich MAGA want us dependent on oil.

Didn’t Barron just make a ton of money on oil??



Hi- Where do you think most electricity comes from? Natural gas. Maybe coal. Is either better than gasoline?
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 09:38     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
I was thinking the same OP.
What an easy win for Trump- offering WFH week by week for Feds, allowing those who must commute less gas coasts die to less traffic. The rest of the corporate world could follow.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 09:36     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you should become an employer and you can make the rules.


Perhaps you should stop being a crappy employer and pay your workers more.


Perhaps you should have earned a stronger degree so you could have attained a better socioeconomic status.


A stronger degree than a Masters in STEM. Got it.
You are so, so clueless about the job market.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 09:22     Subject: Employers need to bring WFH like pandemic era due to war time economy/gas
WFH is for softies.