re: axios - Remote work may not be working any more

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4 day workweek looking a lot less likely than a 6 day workweek. Too many old people, not enough workers.

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Yea but we can print money for free.
Everything is fine.

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yes as the budgets get tighter employers are going to want to increase their office expenses.

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That’s not the point he is making. They are going to demand people return to work in hopes that they quit. Rather than having to fire or layoff people. It’s any easier way to cut lazy staff in a recession.

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That’s not the point he is making. They are going to demand people return to work in hopes that they quit. Rather than having to fire or layoff people. It’s any easier way to cut lazy staff in a recession.

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that's very possible and not a point I was considering. that's a risky strategy however.

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As long as employees get their stuff done, IDGAF.

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I'm not a supervisor, but I never understood the notion that everyone has to be butts in seats, 5 days a week, 8 hours a day, if there isn't enough work to do to warrant that.

If you're doing an effective job, unless it's egregious, why would I care if you were remote/in-person and/or working 40 hours vs 35 in a week?

Now, if the quality of work is slipping, that's another story.

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. I don't do lunch so I work 7-4 usually during school year. Summer I do 630-330.

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Damn i miss being an office baw

i mostly am working 6am-5-6:30pm 5-6 days a week. when i work an 8 hour day it feels like a half day.

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care to expound?

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home prices in my area have gone up 75% since covid hit. mass influxes of dallasites, californians and other out of state people have been driving up the housing market and pricing out local people.

with the exception of bankers, engineers, lawyers, doctors and other business owners, there aren't a lot of high paying professional jobs. corporate jobs out where i live are nonexistent.

The only thing that happens when they make us go into the office once a month is an inordinate amount of bullshitting and time wasting.

Expect to see a consolidation of talent at remote-friendly corporations. Those with options, especially after experiencing the autonomy of remote work, aren't going to stay at companies requiring a return-to-office just to satisfy some antiquated butts-in-seats mentality driven by replaceable middle managers who either hate their families or are incapable of forming social connections outside of annoying people in the company breakroom.

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Expect to see a consolidation of talent at remote-friendly corporations. Those with options, especially after experiencing the autonomy of remote work, aren't going to stay at companies requiring a return-to-office just to satisfy some antiquated butts-in-seats mentality driven by replaceable middle managers who either hate their families or are incapable of forming social connections outside of annoying people in the company breakroom.

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Walmart(corporate) is already stealin/recruiting talent this way and the old school corporations cant match.

My software company is NEVER coming back to the office. Me and one of our IT guys are the only two that come to the office routinely at a corporate HQ that used to house 200+ people.

I will be turning in my notice soon. I can't fricking take it any more. There's another software company HQ'd here in a similar line of business. They offer a flex schedule. I may take a small pay cut, but it will be worth it to be part of a team again.

I know the OT loves work from home, but I can't fricking stand it. Honestly, I can't believe I made it two years. I kept thinking that when we reopened the office that at least some people would come back......