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Here’s my sentiment regarding the return to the office: if our collective employers want this, then they can foot the bill for it. The entire commute, including
by hn_version_0023 5y ago
Here’s my sentiment regarding the return to the office: if our collective employers want this, then they can foot the bill for it. The entire commute, including all the transportation costs (car, insurance fuel, etc), as well as lunches, wardrobe requirements, and so on.
I care not one whit about making upper to middle management feel better about themselves and their useless parasitic lifestyle. Pony up and pay for it or don’t; a great many of us don’t want to live lives dedicated to corporations or profits.
- djtriptych 5y agoI mostly agree. The commute (NYC) often leaves me feeling tired and irritable (train delays, standing for 45 min on a packed train etc). If the company footed an Uber bill, or heavily subsidized at say $500/mo, it's a whole different story. I can definitely take a car in three times a week.
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- coffeedan 5y agoIf I took a job with the expectation that I would, at least some day, set foot in an office, then I think it's unreasonable to ask them to foot the bill for my commute, lunches, etc.
- Ekaros 5y agoAnd if they don't require to it is entirely reasonable for them to offer wages in lines of cheapest places to live in the world right?
- AlexandrB 5y agoSure, if they want to spend the rest of the company's (limited) lifespan trying to recruit new talent. I think working from home during the pandemic made the externalities and costs of working "at the office" very concrete for a lot of workers and there's no putting that genie back in the bottle.
- bojangleslover 5y agoI don't really understand this distinction between "us" and "our employers". Many of "us" are "employers"—be it an early startup employee or a hiring manager in a big company. If "they" pay for it, it might affect your salary (or equity).