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I don't necessarily buy the arguments around real estate investment, but I think it's important to note that the office is a construct from before the popularit
by SketchySeaBeast 2y ago
I don't necessarily buy the arguments around real estate investment, but I think it's important to note that the office is a construct from before the popularity of the internet. A lot of the current crop of exec started their jobs before remote work was viable, so their mental model of how work is done might require an office because that's how they used to work.
It's entirely possible that the question of "labor productivity" has nothing to do with why exec wants us all back in the bullpen, where they can gleefully stare at us from inside their offices.
- grandempire 2y agoUndoubtedly the internet makes more remote roles possible. I’m just saying the business already hates paying for the office. Their incentive is aligned with regards to having less office space.
- SketchySeaBeast 2y agoI'm arguing that maybe businesses don't actually hate it. Maybe execs love it and prioritize it.
- inetknght 2y ago> Their incentive is aligned with regards to having less office space. Really? Then why do you think that return-to-office is mandated by so many large organizations? By following that line of thinking then surely their larger footprint would yield even larger savings for work-from-home?
- grandempire 2y agoBecause they believe it will optimize their labor costs (the most expensive part of white collar business ). They give employees space in that building so that people have a dedicated space to do their work, free from outside distraction.