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The reason CEOs want workers to Return To Office is because they want you to quit
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this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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Hopefully the hybrid model is here to stay. I actually prefer being in the office. The only negative of going in for me is the commute.
That's a pretty HUGE negative. Calculate how much time is wasted by your commute, calculate how much your transportation costs are, and then use that info to recalculate your compensation.
For me, commuting is aprox 1 hour each way (I'm only 27 miles away, but traffic is bullshit), and it costs me about $8 per day (that's the cost of driving to a nearby park&ride and taking public transportation the rest of the way into the city & back). That's 44 lost hours of free time EVERY MONTH, plus $176 lost out-of-pocket each month just to commute (this is based on an average month with 22 work days). And don't even suggest I move/live closer to work, cost of housing grows exponentially the closer you get to the city.
I don't understand how anyone can be in favor of commuting in to a job site if it isn't absolutely essential for the type of work being done.
People like it because in the office you can play politics, suck up to the manager and generelly become liked on other attributes than work performed.
Works really well if you are a good looking female too.
In general, people who enjoy meetings also like the office a lot.
I hate office politics, am not female, and detest unnecessary meetings, so I guess that's why I have no interest in returning to office.
But for the people who do, I'd love to know if they did the math and think that losing 44 hours of free time a month plus a $176 deduction from their net monthly pay makes it worth it for whatever they think they are getting out of it by commuting into the office.