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Laura PourMeADrink

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53. You made me think about something I read many years ago. It was a psychologist

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 01:21 AM

Mar 2022

talking about trump. How he had a very distorted view of reality because he lived in that penthouse and took the elevator down to work each day for SO many years . How unreal this was and how it detached him from life in the real world.

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Biden urges return to office [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP

I have no intention to ever return to an office BGBD Mar 2022 #1

My company sold their office. 48656c6c6f20 Mar 2022 #44

AMEN! Well I've been retired since 2002, so there's that.... 634-5789 Mar 2022 #58

Our company instead, removed the offices. tritsofme Mar 2022 #2

Same here. My area is now value add sq. footage. paleotn Mar 2022 #17

We don't even have office space in the Chicago area at this point. tritsofme Mar 2022 #20

Somehow I think this is gonna be a hard sell in many cases... Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #3

Even Staff Meetings Work Better Online More Often Than Not nt smb Mar 2022 #14

Perhaps, but there is some value in occasional FTF contact...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #18

Not really BGBD Mar 2022 #28

Not where I work. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #101

Exactly. I don't see it ever going back to the way it was. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #29

Employers who try to make workers commute when it's not necessary Mariana Mar 2022 #99

Many of these downtown office buildings need to be converted to residential units. LonePirate Mar 2022 #4

I agree with him. Everyone needs to return... VarryOn Mar 2022 #5

no Celerity Mar 2022 #30

If you worked at my company... VarryOn Mar 2022 #62

I don't work at your firm though. Regardless of what one firm does, it is not Celerity Mar 2022 #65

Well, nonetheless, I agree with the President. Nt VarryOn Mar 2022 #66

Let me guess. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #83

Pretty much... VarryOn Mar 2022 #105

Go ahead and try. You are probably wrong anyway. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #110

Why? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #63

It's now safe... VarryOn Mar 2022 #64

. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #67

For One Thing, Work From Home Has Advantages For Not-Straight-White-Male Folks smb Mar 2022 #75

The option is available mostly for white collar office jobs only MichMan Mar 2022 #84

I'm autistic and WFH saved my career. meadowlander Mar 2022 #90

Couldn't agree more SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2022 #108

The Studies Prove That WFH Has Actually Improved Productivity smb Mar 2022 #73

*snort* smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #88

+1000 tenderfoot Mar 2022 #96

Why? smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #82

Disagree entirely. WFH is the way of the future for jobs where it's possible. Jedi Guy Mar 2022 #95

It's the downstream economic impact of going back to the office Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #6

Broken Window Fallacy smb Mar 2022 #12

I've worked from home for the last 6 years Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #25

That Is A Textbook Case Of The Broken Window Fallacy smb Mar 2022 #37

It's not the same Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #54

What Do You Do With The Money You Save? smb Mar 2022 #103

Honestly, save it. Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #111

I'm retired Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #46

Right, all those people out of work in bigger cities can all relocate MichMan Mar 2022 #40

All what people out of work? Mariana Mar 2022 #60

Local businesses near all the commercial office buildings that are no longer occupied MichMan Mar 2022 #68

With Unemployment Below 4%, It's Clear That The Economy Is Already Mostly Adapted smb Mar 2022 #72

Or get jobs as delivery drivers meadowlander Mar 2022 #104

What's the climate impact of tens of millions of people spending hours a day in a car meadowlander Mar 2022 #93

Work from home is better for most Meowmee Mar 2022 #7

That's not necessary in many cases. paleotn Mar 2022 #8

Precisely smb Mar 2022 #16

Hope he's not listening to the siren song of commercial real estate paleotn Mar 2022 #21

My son's company found out they could save 40 % on office space and get more production dem4decades Mar 2022 #9

Isn't it more in the hands of employers than POTUS? NoMoreRepugs Mar 2022 #10

Nah. A highly unpopular position I would guess. tman Mar 2022 #11

I've been there since June 8, 2020 onecaliberal Mar 2022 #13

First week in May, 2020 for me, but I am primarily engaged in laboratory bullwinkle428 Mar 2022 #19

My work could have been done from home while school sites were closed. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #24

I think people would prefer to work from home. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2022 #15

Funny, our on site guys seem to like it.... paleotn Mar 2022 #27

I am retired now Tree Lady Mar 2022 #32

Office Politics And Cliques Are Harder To Sustain Over Remote Communication smb Mar 2022 #77

Yes it must be tough for the Tree Lady Mar 2022 #80

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #85

I don't miss the age discrimination. tenderfoot Mar 2022 #102

This will cost Biden... HipChick Mar 2022 #22

Yes he needs to see its not about Tree Lady Mar 2022 #31

I get so much more done at home. Sympthsical Mar 2022 #45

True my daughter sometimes starts early Tree Lady Mar 2022 #48

I did pretty much the same. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #94

I was in one day last week and all the socializing and at-desk conference calls and open smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #92

I've been WFH since April 2016. Ace Rothstein Mar 2022 #23

Biden admin is off on this one, they ... where are they getting their data from?! uponit7771 Mar 2022 #26

Yeah, this is not a winning position for him to take. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #33

He's Setting Himself Up For Another "Independence From The Virus On July 4 (2021)" Embarrassment smb Mar 2022 #38

If Covid vanished today, many people would still prefer to work at home. Mariana Mar 2022 #61

Why is he pushing this? Does he think people aren't working at home? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #34

Omg... Agree with you!!! I've done both and love the flexibility Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #42

The employment/unemployment numbers say people are working. Mariana Mar 2022 #59

I Suspect That He Still Hasn't Learned His Lesson About Trying To Be "Bipartisan" smb Mar 2022 #78

+1000 smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #87

Work has changed iemanja Mar 2022 #35

Big urban cities are going to have to accept much lower tax revenues MichMan Mar 2022 #36

This has been going on at Amex since the 1990s. Almost all of their workers are either Coventina Mar 2022 #49

Hmmm. Not loving this idea. Get how it would add normalcy but Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #39

I'm going back to the office this coming Tuesday... Silent3 Mar 2022 #41

The environment disagrees Sympthsical Mar 2022 #43

That isn't his decision to make. Mariana Mar 2022 #47

+ a brazillion milestogo Mar 2022 #57

I've been working in the field all along, MerryBlooms Mar 2022 #50

Why do you think people who can work from home shouldn't be allowed to do so? nt. Mariana Mar 2022 #56

Says the guy that works from home. hardluck Mar 2022 #51

You made me think about something I read many years ago. It was a psychologist Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #53

No one wants to get dressed up anymore!!! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #52

The dry-cleaning industry was decimated long before Covid. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #71

It's Not Hard To Find Perfectlhy Good White-Collar Clothes That Can Be Washed At Home smb Mar 2022 #79

Agree. Most restaurants don't care anymore. And I went to a funeral late last year Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2022 #81

I save so much on dry cleaning! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #100

If offices and workers Dorian Gray Mar 2022 #55

You'll need to spend $ for clothes, food, transportation, grooming (haircuts, etc.) Greybnk48 Mar 2022 #69

No more haircuts? MichMan Mar 2022 #76

Another huge benefit is being able to live where you want. Flaleftist Mar 2022 #89

THIS. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #98

I am on permanent telework. avebury Mar 2022 #70

fuck that, i like working from home. Calista241 Mar 2022 #74

Pick your battles better Joe. Boomerproud Mar 2022 #86

I respectfully disagree. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #91

The get back to the office crowd must miss being stuck in traffic. tenderfoot Mar 2022 #97

He should have mentioned remote work positively too gulliver Mar 2022 #106

My daughter is changing jobs because she does not wish to return to the office...she works Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #107

In 2024 DFW Mar 2022 #109