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Working remotely doesn't have to mean working from home. You could be working from a rented office or shared office space, friends, a hotel and so on. What's g

Working remotely doesn't have to mean working from home. You could be working from a rented office or shared office space, friends, a hotel and so on. What's great is the flexibility and customization for each individual employee.

baskire 6y ago
And who pays for that? For many remote work involves less take home pay.
- meheleventyone 6y ago
  Companies usually have budget for setting up remote workers and IME are happy to pay for work spaces.
  - jlokier 6y ago
    IME they are not happy to pay for work spaces. A nice chair, a desk, a monitor. (Not that I have space for a nice chair at home!) But an office? No way. Perhaps it's because renting an office costs similar to renting a flat where I live (even though you get less space when renting an office). I have had positive signals towards paying for a desk in a shared workspace... But wait, aren't we working at home to avoid sharing workspaces at the moment?
  - xnyan 6y ago
    Developer for a major hospital that's not in a tech hub. An executive suite got trashed, so we got a used chair ($25 donation to one of our company charities "suggested"), and that was it. If we need more WFH gear than that, then we are told we can go work in our limited remaining office space. I personally want more free WFH gear, but I think our execs are clever. "Oh, you don't have a desk? Nobody is in the office, so we can give you a socially-distanced 15x15' space for free if you drive in."
    - meheleventyone 6y ago
      I'd hope that stance would shift if they didn't see it as a temporary thing. My experience has only been with remote positions where there is no office to attend.
  - wasdfff 6y ago
    No employer is going to hand me another $400 a month because I need an apartment with another bedroom to serve as the office.
- ckdarby 6y ago
  Employees who adjust to the change and moved out of the high cost of living area. An example from my own circumstances, I was paying $1800/month for a 1 bedroom in Toronto but now for a little bit less I have a 3 bedroom house with a small yard.
  - wasdfff 6y ago
    And we are seeing some employers adjust pay to location now too. In the end you are also subsidizing the office out of square footage in your home, and reaping none of the benefits such as socializing with people.
    - ckdarby 6y ago
      Some employers are adjusting for pay location, not all, and mine didn't because the cost of losing me was more than adjusting the salary for the different location. I am reaping the $200/month transit pass that I no longer need. As a Canadian I'm able to ask my employer for a T2200 to write some of my expenses off even as an employee. I'm also saving ~5 hours a week in less commute time. I'm still socializing with those coworkers in our daily water coolers, weekly syncs, Monday & Friday fireside chat.

baskire 6y ago

And who pays for that? For many remote work involves less take home pay.

meheleventyone 6y ago
Companies usually have budget for setting up remote workers and IME are happy to pay for work spaces.
- jlokier 6y ago
  IME they are not happy to pay for work spaces. A nice chair, a desk, a monitor. (Not that I have space for a nice chair at home!) But an office? No way. Perhaps it's because renting an office costs similar to renting a flat where I live (even though you get less space when renting an office). I have had positive signals towards paying for a desk in a shared workspace... But wait, aren't we working at home to avoid sharing workspaces at the moment?
- xnyan 6y ago
  Developer for a major hospital that's not in a tech hub. An executive suite got trashed, so we got a used chair ($25 donation to one of our company charities "suggested"), and that was it. If we need more WFH gear than that, then we are told we can go work in our limited remaining office space. I personally want more free WFH gear, but I think our execs are clever. "Oh, you don't have a desk? Nobody is in the office, so we can give you a socially-distanced 15x15' space for free if you drive in."
  - meheleventyone 6y ago
    I'd hope that stance would shift if they didn't see it as a temporary thing. My experience has only been with remote positions where there is no office to attend.
- wasdfff 6y ago
  No employer is going to hand me another $400 a month because I need an apartment with another bedroom to serve as the office.
ckdarby 6y ago
Employees who adjust to the change and moved out of the high cost of living area. An example from my own circumstances, I was paying $1800/month for a 1 bedroom in Toronto but now for a little bit less I have a 3 bedroom house with a small yard.
- wasdfff 6y ago
  And we are seeing some employers adjust pay to location now too. In the end you are also subsidizing the office out of square footage in your home, and reaping none of the benefits such as socializing with people.
  - ckdarby 6y ago
    Some employers are adjusting for pay location, not all, and mine didn't because the cost of losing me was more than adjusting the salary for the different location. I am reaping the $200/month transit pass that I no longer need. As a Canadian I'm able to ask my employer for a T2200 to write some of my expenses off even as an employee. I'm also saving ~5 hours a week in less commute time. I'm still socializing with those coworkers in our daily water coolers, weekly syncs, Monday & Friday fireside chat.