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I don't work for Walmart, but I'd expect pay increase to cover gas, car maintenance, and duration of drive to/from work. The drive to/from work has always been
by Reptur 4y ago
I don't work for Walmart, but I'd expect pay increase to cover gas, car maintenance, and duration of drive to/from work. The drive to/from work has always been a freebie for companies, but they are depreciating your vehicle and you are working unpaid for travel time.
- MaxHoppersGhost 4y agoDid you or anyone else take a pay decrease when you went remote because you weren’t paying for gas/depreciation/time anymore? Otherwise this point is moot.
- Aeolun 4y agoOf course not, now you need to pay for heating and electricity, which the company also doesn’t refund.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoI was remote for five years before the pandemic, so for people like me, that's not applicable. At that particular company, they had ended or subleased most of their existing office space (maybe 80%) before the pandemic, which was very fortuitous for them. They still have a handful of offices, probably always will since their physical equipment needs are extensive, but no doubt they've enjoyed the savings from getting so much office space off their books.
- deadmutex 4y agoHeh, I remember a similar argument for WFH. "I have to pay for HVAC, increased electricity usage, etc." TBH, I don't think companies think about it in this fine grained way. They will just increase/decrease pay to get the level of demand they desire for their job openings.
- gedy 4y ago> you are working unpaid for travel time Not if you start counting the commute time in the 8 hours you are supposed to work. Needs an org that does not micromanagement you, but it's what I did when it was important to be in office.
- brewdad 4y agoLive walking distance from the office. Any other choice that leads to a long commute is a YOU problem.