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I didn't see many engineers the last two years demanding pay decreases because of the money they save by not having to commute to work...
by khazhoux 5y ago
I didn't see many engineers the last two years demanding pay decreases because of the money they save by not having to commute to work...
- adastra22 5y agoMy employer paid for transportation, so…
- optymizer 5y agomoney that went towards: * higher utility and Internet bills * increased wear-and-tear on the house * purchasing equipment and home office furniture out of pocket or using your existing tech equipment * increased vehicle maintenance cost (decreased usage lead to more rust, damaged batteries in the cold weather and selling is ultimately not worth it, at least in my case) Engineers saved time, yes, but not as much money as you might think.
- Calamitous 5y ago...and I didn't see any pay raises because of all the money companies were saving by no longer leasing, stocking, conditioning, and maintaining office facilities. Your point is?
- khazhoux 5y agoMy point is that generally speaking, people are very one-sided on matters like this. When employee compensation grew enormously (probably 2x or more) over the last 10 years, no one complained that it was too high compared to inflation. Now inflation is increasing, and people complain that their yearly raise didn't keep up. This in a field where even average engineer have comps of many hundreds of thousands a year.