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Any given company has the right to make their employees work in an office, but they better be prepared for the consequences of that decision. They are either go
by tnel77 5y ago
Any given company has the right to make their employees work in an office, but they better be prepared for the consequences of that decision. They are either going to lose out on talent or they are going to lose out on the cost of said talent (higher salaries/better benefits to convince someone to unnecessarily sit in an office). It’s just a silly hill to die on for so many of these companies.
- torbTurret 5y agoAlso the cost of wasting interviewing resources on people who, knowing the job is on-site, will interview solely for practice with zero intention of joining.
- harshalizee 5y agoWould that not work the other way around too? People interviewing remote-only companies for practice when they have no intention to join. IMO, that's a lot easier too, since you can get a lot of practice time in without having to commute to places.
- torbTurret 5y agoNo interviews are onsite at the moment (at least in big tech), so at the moment no, but when things get better? definitely
- mdoms 5y agoI strongly doubt this is a significant factor.
- jonas21 5y agoIt works the other way around too, though. They will be able to more easily attract talent who wants to work in an office. And if you want to attract both groups, well... you still need office space, even if everyone doesn't come in every day.
- neogodless 5y ago> They will be able to more easily attract talent who wants to work in an office. ... if they live close, or are otherwise easily able to relocate to be close. ... and the cost of relocation and commuting doesn't erode the advantages of that employer. Whereas remote employment gives you a much larger talent pool to draw from, without all the considerations of relocation and commuting. Housing and transportation - two of the biggest expenses anyone has (along with food.)
- throwawayninja 5y agoThis is a very under-discussed set of people; I left a job mid-2021 to work in an office (and threw away a promotion), and it's been the best decision ever. I even gave up some freedom to use the tools I enjoy most, because the new position had meaningful problems for me to solve.
- nathanaldensr 5y agoI completely agree. This is just magical thinking by corporate executives and "thought leaders" who all think they have the power to dictate these things. They don't. The horse left the barn in 2020.
- deegles 5y agoAnd they’ll be in a terrible position if/when the next Covid variant forces everyone home again. Having to live close enough to commute to work but still WFH full time is the worst of both worlds.
- waynesonfire 5y agookay then.. suppose this thought leader doubles down, how much more would he have to pay you to go back into the office?