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This seems very distortionary to the market. So if you're a blue-collar worker, your ability to pay for housing is "less" compared with a similarly-aged white-c
by forgingahead 6y ago
This seems very distortionary to the market. So if you're a blue-collar worker, your ability to pay for housing is "less" compared with a similarly-aged white-collar worker just because the latter has his company subsidise his rent.
- rrtthu 6y agoIt's Switzerland, salaries are already distorded there. They might as well push it a little more.
- lm28469 6y agoWell, one is using his home electricity, furnitures, appliances while working, in the long term it adds up I guess. Some companies will pay your gas or car insurance if owning a car is an inherent part of the job, it's kind of the same thing here.
- em-bee 6y agoif you work from home you need extra space which you don't need otherwise. the winners are those that are able to make use of that extra space outside of work. i have an office at home that is not used outdide work. if i didn't work at home i could save money with a smaller apartment. seems only fair that my company pays that difference