Anonymous wrote:Buy gas at Costco and plan better so you don’t make extraneous trips. Walk and bike more. Not because i don’t agree that WFH makes more sense, but because this admin absolutely will not do it.

It’s a very primitive administration.

Anonymous wrote:My parking lot at work is full of full size SUVs with people driving to work with one person.

Is it my companies job to say WFH cause I have a gas guzzler? I could just buy a Prius and get 55 mpg. Problem solved.

Tell that to President Orange Dump who doesn't support tax breaks for consumers purchasing hybrids and EVs.

Anonymous wrote:Remember Trump and co care more about the interests of corporate landlords than they do you.

RTO policies were not motivated by the interests of the employers or workers, they were motivated by the collapse of commercial real estate prices.

So much corporate real estate is a waste of resources and space anyway. Oh look, I built a massive office park no one really needs to use. Oh fudge, let's see if the lobbyists and politicians can help finagle a way to keep me and my bad purchase afloat by forcing workers to fill chairs.

Anonymous wrote:Employers don’t care about your commuting costs.

Eventually it may be more cost effective for some to be laid off.

My parking lot at work is full of full size SUVs with people driving to work with one person.

Is it my companies job to say WFH cause I have a gas guzzler? I could just buy a Prius and get 55 mpg. Problem solved.

Anonymous wrote:Gas is going to explode to unaffordable levels because of Trump's war. Is there any legitimate reason why companies would demand employees they barely pay liveable wages still come to the office and waste tons of gas on a commute? The pandemic showed WFH works. We now have a war time economy. That means sacrifices have to be made, like consuming less oil, especially for stupidly needless things like an office commute so that you have meetings in person that can be done virtually anyway.

Pakistan made Friday, an online learning day for schools because oil shortage and price hike is too much for a struggling economy. Many other countries in that region are considering similar options. I hope things don't get that had here. That being said, everyone should've hybrid school and office options. What's the point of technology if its not making lives easier?

Here are some reasons to work in person
1) studies show 18 Percent more efficient
2) can enforce longer work hours. I was working 50 hours per week in person.
3) automation, efficiency projects, building new products, white boarding better in person.
4) way less healthcare and benefits costs.

I say my current place with remote 3x a week, letting people even on in person days come late and leave early I say we have triple amount of employees to do same work my old company.

My old company paid around double my current company. And we made way more money per person.

I think people would rather make an extra $10,000 to $15,000 a month in person. I sure did

Anonymous wrote: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.

Most Feds in the DC metro area use mass transit.

Buy gas at Costco and plan better so you don’t make extraneous trips. Walk and bike more. Not because i don’t agree that WFH makes more sense, but because this admin absolutely will not do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Last I checked, employers hold the leverage in this labor market.
I would not expect any extra treats.

Unless it's something that truly requires in person presence (like working in person all throughout Covid times), I've never understood paying for commercial space and utilities when you can eliminate those costs and send everyone home. It's always been a win-win. With a recession brewing, maybe some employers will wise up once their bottom line starts getting pinched.

The problem is they're all invested in CRE one way or another. They bought buildings and need to use them for the business expense write-off, or they have client relationships with landlords, or they bought personal homes near offices and will lose value if commute becomes a non issue.

If it were purely about cost efficiency to the business then yes, they'd all be remote already.

Ok, yet I am told 50% of workers will be eliminated by AI. In such case, we're back to square one with empty office space. And there doesn't seem to be much resistance.

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Anonymous wrote:Last I checked, employers hold the leverage in this labor market.
I would not expect any extra treats.

Unless it's something that truly requires in person presence (like working in person all throughout Covid times), I've never understood paying for commercial space and utilities when you can eliminate those costs and send everyone home. It's always been a win-win. With a recession brewing, maybe some employers will wise up once their bottom line starts getting pinched.

The problem is they're all invested in CRE one way or another. They bought buildings and need to use them for the business expense write-off, or they have client relationships with landlords, or they bought personal homes near offices and will lose value if commute becomes a non issue.

If it were purely about cost efficiency to the business then yes, they'd all be remote already.

Lol

give me a break. It was $5 a gallon 15 years ago. That's like $9 a gallon now. Get to work.

Anonymous wrote:Last I checked, employers hold the leverage in this labor market.
I would not expect any extra treats.

Unless it's something that truly requires in person presence (like working in person all throughout Covid times), I've never understood paying for commercial space and utilities when you can eliminate those costs and send everyone home. It's always been a win-win. With a recession brewing, maybe some employers will wise up once their bottom line starts getting pinched.

Last I checked, employers hold the leverage in this labor market.
I would not expect any extra treats.