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ScratchCat

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14. This came up back during and around Covid

Fri Feb 14, 2025, 02:07 PM

Feb 2025

If people are working from home, then businesses don't need to lease as much office space. This causes large vacancies in office properties and causes them to not be profitable. Only ultra rich individuals own the type of office space which is affected by at-home work programs. Office building/park owners started kicking and screaming about this back in 2020/2021.

There are probably some other issues here with Trump/Federal workers, trying to get them to quit. But don't be fooled, the underlying "issue" is how at-home work programs have affected the demand for office properties.

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What is the purported purpose for pushing full-time return-to-office for Federal employees? [View all] Beartracks Feb 2025 OP

Some people will have to quit. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #1

So just forcing some resignations to "reduce the size of government"? Beartracks Feb 2025 #5

Yes. These are the goals. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #8

I see it like a fake-out. no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #2

Control. nt Gore1FL Feb 2025 #3

It's a stealth layoff. A good number of people will be unable or unwilling to return to office. tritsofme Feb 2025 #4

Ah. As noted in reply above: forcing some resignations to "reduce the size of government." Beartracks Feb 2025 #7

Correct Johnny2X2X Feb 2025 #9

Ugh. The "envy" aspect. Beartracks Feb 2025 #17

To make people miserable and cause them to quit. NutmegYankee Feb 2025 #6

You don't mean "quit" - Surely you mean "Go get a REAL job!" Beartracks Feb 2025 #10

Because sitting needlessly in traffic is so productive Johonny Feb 2025 #11

Reducing in-office worker load reduces on-site costs. Beartracks Feb 2025 #13

So they could be fired in-person? milestogo Feb 2025 #12

This came up back during and around Covid ScratchCat Feb 2025 #14

I wondered about that, too. But many Fed workers are located in Fed-owned properties. Beartracks Feb 2025 #15

Assholery and control. Basso8vb Feb 2025 #16