And with transportation prices going up, it's even less desirable to waste time commuting to work if you can effectively work remotely.
I couldn't agree more. Then there's also the immediate impact of reduced emissions as a result of people not going through the stress of commuting. There's also savings on dry cleaning for suits, women's cosmetics, etc. I'm willing to bet that working from home is also good for mental health. Of course, corporate executives tend to be unfeeling psychopaths, much like the corporations that they serve so they only care about money. They lie so often that they make the clergy look honest!
Luckily, my employer saw that we were better off with me working remotely before the pandemic, so nothing changed (or is changing) for me.
That's the best kind of job. Working from home greatly reduces stress levels.
I can totally understand not wanting to be back in the office... even if you believe Covid is "over", the convenience of working from home, the savings in transportation costs (not to mention time) and the ability to still provide care for family members more than makes up for the inability to see colleagues in person... depending upon your colleagues, that might also be a plus!
Yeah, there can be no office politics if there is no office.
Working remote really ends up being about money and how poorly compensated most positions are relative to the economy.
Yup. This is where capitalism is really starting to fall apart. The greed at the top is a cancer that grows like a tumour and is malignant in its ideology.
If you paid enough I am sure a lot of office workers would sacrifice 2 to 3 hours of their day just to commute to work and a not insignificant amount on top to have some meals, spending money while out, etc.Capitalists where the ones that worked hard to establish that "Time is money" when it comes to employment and now that virtually all office workers showed that remote work was not only possible, but made them *thrive* and increase productivity and satisfaction level they're not ok with letting people come to small realizations about the power they hold over them once they don't feel like they're constantly watched and harassed by petty tyrants.
Yup, it's all about money, power and control. It just goes to show you how similar to big business religion has always been.
So now we *should* demand that part time in-office is the bare minimum and if the job is high demand then full remote should be the standard and I would personally shop around if I'm told "You *have* to come back to office full time"
Yup. It's the companies that
don't require people to come to the office as long as they get their job done that will get the best people and benefit the most. Those companies who can't (or won't) adapt will falter in the short-term and be dead by 2030.
I guess you live close to your office then... cause transportation costs, on average, are FAR costlier than energy costs...
I would point out that the biggest part of transportation costs
are energy costs.
This may be true but Energy prices in the UK are doubling (or have) meaning that working from home for me now costs me even more than going to the office.
Are you suggesting that the cost of electricity will exceed the cost of petrol? There's not a chance in hell that anyone with a brain is going to believe you. unless you live within a 5 minute radius from your place of employment.
Even then, the savings accrued from the lack of wear and tear on your vehicle and clothing combined with the gigantic savings of being able to eat at home whenever you want to tips the scales FAR in your favour.
I honestly don't know what crap you've been reading but rest assured, your fears have no basis in reality whatsoever. I just looked at the average kWh price in the UK and, while it is higher than we pay in Canada (we are a hydroelectric superpower after all), it's not tremendously so.
If you voted for Johnson, then you reap what you sow because he is clearly not interested in less expensive sources of electricity. I'm willing to bet that the Humber river has enough hydroelectric potential to completely erase the need for fossil fuel-based electricity. For those concerned about the environmental impact of a hydro dam (when they SHOULD be more concerned with the rest of the planet instead), just build it near the mouth where it drains into the North Sea.
That would supply you with tremendous clean, cheap and on-demand electricity. Honestly, it makes me wonder why hydropower is so overlooked when the technology is mature, reliable and cheap. All you need is moving water and you can find that anywhere outside of deserts (where solar power would reign supreme anyway).