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anarch

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44. good point...and pay for the commute time too

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Sun Aug 6, 2023, 07:12 AM

Aug 2023

even better, cover the cost of commuting entirely if people use public transportation rather than driving

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White House asks Cabinet agencies to 'aggressively execute' return to in-person work [View all] In It to Win It Aug 2023 OP

I'm torn on this one. bamagal62 Aug 2023 #1

Workers save money and time working from home, in 20 yrs there's no doubt those who can uponit7771 Aug 2023 #10

I guess that means the "best workers" don't work in any jobs that can't be done remotely MichMan Aug 2023 #13

Those who can't aren't included in the claim uponit7771 Aug 2023 #49

Can't retro fit bldg's from office to residential - wholly different construction type Hestia Aug 2023 #30

Unnnnn, where there's a will there's a way (video of office to residential process) uponit7771 Aug 2023 #47

In the middle of a climate crisis, no reason to make people commute who don't need to commute. meadowlander Aug 2023 #15

I'm not; it's bullshit anarch Aug 2023 #43

"more or less needlessly", +1 ... A manager doesn't need the other 3 senses to manage effectively .. uponit7771 Aug 2023 #48

I'm not. :) Like you, it's a pragmatic decision first, not an Hortensis Aug 2023 #63

Bad move Joe CanonRay Aug 2023 #2

+1 n/t area51 Aug 2023 #54

Exactly. nt TxGuitar Aug 2023 #55

"increased productivity from in-person work" Sympthsical Aug 2023 #3

+1 Celerity Aug 2023 #9

Or managers realizing they are not needed. Xolodno Aug 2023 #17

Precisely Sympthsical Aug 2023 #19

+1 Hugin Aug 2023 #29

This has more to do with corporate TxGuitar Aug 2023 #56

This just burns a lotta extra carbon, Joe ... (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2023 #4

Yes! We need more cars on the road! leftstreet Aug 2023 #5

Return to work intelpug Aug 2023 #6

It is very demoralizing to those whose jobs can't be done at home. MichMan Aug 2023 #14

People have a choice about where they work. meadowlander Aug 2023 #20

I'm specifically referring to jobs where the blue collar workers have to be there in person MichMan Aug 2023 #32

Some people like going in to work. They chose their job with their eyes open meadowlander Aug 2023 #38

Similar to jobs that don't pay as much as they should, I suppose MichMan Aug 2023 #39

They can unionise and fight for fair wages. meadowlander Aug 2023 #40

RN of 40 years TxGuitar Aug 2023 #57

Then they're not doing it right GenThePerservering Aug 2023 #16

Do they not have instant messaging? Oneironaut Aug 2023 #22

I know right? meadowlander Aug 2023 #25

I agree with this MichMan Aug 2023 #33

It's because the commercial real estate market is imploding. roamer65 Aug 2023 #7

Exactly TxGuitar Aug 2023 #58

In the San Francisco Bay Area Mr.Bill Aug 2023 #8

LOL! Get a HORSE! Xolodno Aug 2023 #12

BART is always whining anyway Sympthsical Aug 2023 #45

WFH is here to stay. Dulcinea Aug 2023 #11

Agree. But I also think the fabric bamagal62 Aug 2023 #18

Imo, there are no friends at the office. Oneironaut Aug 2023 #24

Completely agree TxGuitar Aug 2023 #59

+1 Arazi Aug 2023 #66

So to add, bamagal62 Aug 2023 #21

and I'm thinking for career advancement In It to Win It Aug 2023 #23

This bamagal62 Aug 2023 #35

My daughter is a CPA just went back to office Tree Lady Aug 2023 #41

If being physically present is necessary or important, BlueSpot Aug 2023 #26

Very good point. n/t Hugin Aug 2023 #28

This MichMan Aug 2023 #34

good point...and pay for the commute time too anarch Aug 2023 #44

People that choose to live far from work deserve higher wages than those living closer? MichMan Aug 2023 #52

I guess not--maybe require them to either work remote or live within a certain distance then? anarch Aug 2023 #61

I know whenever I hired into a job, it was my choice where I lived, not my employers MichMan Aug 2023 #67

+1 leftstreet Aug 2023 #53

If I'm an employer and I hired someone for an in person job in 2016 MichMan Aug 2023 #68

"the benefit of increased productivity from in-person work" Hugin Aug 2023 #27

I'm sorry, but not everyone is fit to work from home ecstatic Aug 2023 #31

See. This is what I'm talking about. bamagal62 Aug 2023 #36

2 things immediately come to mind orleans Aug 2023 #37

This is a strategic defensive move on the part of the Biden Admin. harumph Aug 2023 #42

To be honest... Hugin Aug 2023 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Aug 2023 #50

Relationship development is more difficult, in my experience SYFROYH Aug 2023 #51

I must be in the minority TxGuitar Aug 2023 #60

Im talking about collaborative working relationships. SYFROYH Aug 2023 #62

Why not at least say hybrid? FFS. themaguffin Aug 2023 #64

This is not an ideological issue for me, but a functional one. Hortensis Aug 2023 #65

This is another great example of how our POTUS is completely in touch with reality. BannonsLiver Aug 2023 #69