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The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] Saneless 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

7 hours a week and I didn't even have that bad of a drive.

$50 in gas. $50 in food minimum. That's happiness lost + costs increased.

I had 2 offers and one was not only a 15k bump vs the other, but the lower one was in the office 2 days a week. That was a pretty easy decision