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avebury

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70. I am on permanent telework.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:14 PM

Mar 2022

A lot of companies and government agencies discovered over Covid that they can actually save money where it is possible to allow employees to continue to work from home if employees can demonstrate that they continue to be productive. I never go into the office unless I have a specific purpose. I love working from home. I don't have to be concerned when the weather is bad. My work day is more flexible which benefits both me and my employer. If we get any urgent requests I have the ability to jump on line and take care of it. I can work week adjust around any doctor/dental appointments. Even when I am off work, I can occasionally check my work email on my work cellphone and jump online to provide a quick response when it is needed. The downside is that I end up working more hours from home then if I work in the office. I handle a lot of projects so am seldom in the position to fully sign off when on leave.

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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