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Do companies even dare to breathe a word about how much overhead they will save as they downsize offices and infrastructure? They are offloading all those exter
by NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Do companies even dare to breathe a word about how much overhead they will save as they downsize offices and infrastructure? They are offloading all those externalities onto individual workers now.
I pay rent and insurance on my apartment. I'm provided water, electric, A/C, and consumer-grade Internet service. I have a kitchen stocked with appliances, supplies, and food and drink. I have a workspace, a desk and furniture, and of course my essential BYOD devices. There's my bathroom facilities, toilet and sink, soap and paper out of pocket. I have upkeep and cleaning costs for all this (I actually hire maids to do a deep clean).
I should be sending my employer a goddamn bill for this every month. Pay me less. Crazy talk.
Nevertheless, there's a valid rationale for reducing WFH wages. It's the ultimate offshoring. Companies don't have to care about employees working in HCOL centers anymore, so they can pay us "Rural Kentucky Wages" or "Inner-City Mumbai Slum Wages" or "Haiti We've Got No Infrastructure Left Wages" and we'll thank them for it.
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