Remote Work Is Impacting Cities More Than We Thought...

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[@sarrum7696]

I work for a very large company in the US. They moved a large percentage of their employees to a work from home model and have no plans of going back to the office.

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Great way to introduce work outsourcing to cheaper 3rd world countries. Why pay someone more when you can pay less? And since you’re not in the office, what difference does it make? It’s a global economy now…

[@AJ12Gamer]

What company? I would like to apply.

[@drolay2]

@Michael thats the fun part everyone will be replaced by ai

[@TK-fl1on]

@Michael-ro7uo Bros commenting this under every comment, we get it bro... THE WORLDS ENDING, boohoo

[@tylerbetthauser7647]

Working from home has been incredibly useful. People are finally realizing that developers and government have been price gouging people for a long time.

[@SquarePenix.]

Nobody is realizing anything lmfao. Do you really think companies haven’t considered fully remote before? The people that run these companies are way smarter than you and there’s a reason they haven’t done it in the past. It’s because they want full control over their employees. I laugh when I see comments like yours as if it’s some sudden epiphany

[@supercadet111]

Cities were meant to be the concentration of convenient living. Jobs, amenities, walkable convenience. However over the years, abusive real estate practices, attempting to squeeze ever last cent out of the populace, lead to an inequitable distribution of building use and hyper-concentration of office space vs everything else that actually made urban living attractive. Now they shall suffer the consequences, and eventually revert to sustainable ratios

[@aelaan12]

I work for a larger company (~1000 people worldwide). March 13th (remember, Friday 13th) 2020 we were all asked to stay home on the next Monday. We went "back to the office" a few months here and there but eventually it was up until January this year that management got together and started making a plan that could work for most people. I have been back for maybe 7 days or so since January 1st. First of all, there is nobody, the place is "dead" and it is such a beautiful office! Second, there is a security risk of working alone, if something should happen, not saying it will. The parking lot is empty, people are rollerblading. I enjoyed long hours in a massage chair, you know feeling like "home alone"? Still the heat has to be on, the cooling has to function and I can just only imagine the lease payments.... Next week we are going to a hybrid model, I think it is the most preferred model. With longer days coming they "ask" staff to work in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and enjoy Monday and Friday working from home. Working from home has become such a fabulous way to get things done. We are fully zoomed and teamed in. But there is the huge cost of keeping an office building, there was talk about abandoning one unit. Our neighbours have been absent as well. Maybe 5 people total out of a staff of over 150 in office workers. Our office hosts ~150-200 people. Wearing a mask is our preference or responsibility, if you are sick stay home and otherwise enjoy life again. Vendors are starting up their pre-pandemic ways of going to lunch with customers. It is not that we are not trying, it just does not feel the same. The vibe is not there, yet. The traffic, hectic B.C. and always jamming, now my commute takes 10 minutes less because there is barely traffic. The cities are quieter, yet there seems to be more crime, shootings and things going wrong.

[@jamesmccourt9782]

Also, IF and I mean IF you are a "little under the weather", most people will just work anyways since they have the comfort of home and do not have to worry about the stress of going in and making others sick. So the company will get more productivity that way.

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Coming next is your job going to a 3rd world country where they can pay someone way cheaper 😂

[@mattheww797]

The "hybrid" model is to just get people used to the idea of having to come back to the office. So they don't lose employees. As soon as the recession comes and employees lose leverage they will require 5 days a week and overtime.

[@713Hendo]

Convert all the old offices in to housing. Maybe we can help the prices go down by adding extra supply to offset rising demands for homes.

[@DimmyV]

They should just convert into affordable housing which is much needed in Toronto. No one has fixed this problem and it’s very hard to rent let alone buy.

[@hafuridotus]

They'll have to pry work from home from my cold, dead hands tbh. Living in a big city and WFH has been VERY good for my mental health and well-being.

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Wont end well bro. You’ll lose your job to someone in a 3rd world country where they can pay cheaper. This was a way to introduce outsourcing.

[@connerreimers6506]

@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 Hahaha that's just not true.

[@temprd]

@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 ah the classic cycle of outsourcing to save money, getting absolute garbage delivered by a team of consultants who don't care, then insourcing to fix the mess.

[@SickPrid3]

cities street are literally empty on the days when before they would be super busy. Shops, restaurants and basically all kind of businesses are closing down in the centers and moving closer to where people actually live.

[@temprd]

Not NYC.

[@SickPrid3]

@@temprd maybe becuse, like i said, people actually live in NYC ?

[@zeeshanali-me9mi]

personally its better to work from home right now with everything going up inflation rising up

[@jerzyzareba551]

0:37 Lew almost dropping the iPad off the armrest gave me a strong anxiety attack O.o

[@EverGameStudios]

there are already small towns/cities in the u.s. that would actually pay you between $5k-$20k to move there if you work from home.

[@ruhroah5044]

Work in a metro area and this is real. It's so sad to see all the lunch joints struggle now, when pre-covid lines used to frequently roll out door during peak lets-break-out-the-office-for-lunch hours. Excellent Pastrami on rye sandwiches may not survive without a solid workday crowd. Truly hope it comes back.

[@brownnutter]

But the local coffee shops and joints are thriving.

[@ruhroah5044]

@John SmithHa that was funny

[@mattheww797]

@John Smith everyone working from home have to heat and cool their houses.

[@temprd]

@John Smith you're just describing the flaws of suburban sprawl.

[@victor9]

I just want cheaper houses, apartments in metro areas. Pretty soon no one can live in cities anymore

[@temprd]

This is why cities need to pass zoning reforms, and focus on creating mixed-use spaces.

[@tzmkira002]

I gotta say this, and I hope people start speaking in this. Lew seems passively aggressively rude towards Will. He's not a straight jerk, but man... It's like every clip and show there's always a superiority complex issue with Lew over will. I get it, it's his show, and probably gave Will a job. And I know he loves will, but Lew needs to step and back observe how he talks to will at times. Treat others as you would like to be treated

[@theodddish1846]

A lot of men talk to each other like this. You can tell they are good friends.

[@makingtechfriendlyindia]

After 7 years of college and being in different industries finally switching to IT, I knew I wouldn't be getting a good initial salary and the salary offered with WFH & WFO was same. My Home City is far away from the job locations, so looking for a remote job was my only choice.

[@imicca]

There are good things about WFH but also not always. I work way more efficiently in office, but more relaxed and happy at home

[@lukeGGlee]

with more remote workers aa lot of places have been turning business space into apartments or housing

[@chrispnw2547]

Work From Home is not a gift. If you live in a large region, you are not saving money in housing. If you relocate, your compensation will change to reflect the market of your new home. I have the flexibility to work more hours working from home. In the agreement with my employer, I have to have a dedicated room for work (which I pay for). Other than a laptop, I pay for all the expenses associated with an office (out of pocket). In the SF Bay Area, typical office workspace were loud penalty boxes unfit for productivity.

[@TJM-96]

Yeah the company that I work for is going to start doing hybrid work, we have to start going to the office 2 days a week. Now the issue with this is that we have quite a few people working from home who don't live in Toronto, and a portion of those people aren't even in Ontario, so they gave us a radius from around the office, if you live within this radius you have to start going to the office twice a week, if you're not, you wont have to. So people who work from say Alberta won't have to come to the office, but people who live as far as Mississauga will have to come in twice a week.

[@AcadianaArchives]

I still prefer in office personally, (yes I am a developer and do have the option to work from home). But in office I have less temptation to snack at all times, less temptation to just watch lew later in between meetings, and a better separation of work and home life. I love the office. It keeps me focused and thin. I also don't have to consume my own electricity as hard as I would if i were home all day. I also really like leaving work, getting home, and knowing I'm done for the day. Also, the in-person collaboration is unbeatable. No one is actually listening in a teams/zoom meeting, and that's a fact.

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

definition of "hi boss😃" 😂this most corporate azz kissing comment I've ever read.

[@ryanchang9302]

As a restaurant owner in the GTA, WFH is terrible for us as. There is less office people coming into the restaurant for lunch as before WFH.

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Those days are over, the economic model is shifting. I think wfh was a way to introduce a mass outsourcing to 3rd world countries where they can pay employees cheaper. Why would they retain more expensive staffing when people can work remotely?

[@jasonkoroma4323]

@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 Maybe that expensive staffing has in demand skills thats hard to find. Cheaper is never better when it comes to quality

[@wavmanipulator]

Once companies figure out a legal Cost of living (COF) matrix graph for work and pay they will not care where you work remotely because if you’re company HQ is based out of San Francisco where the COF calls for let’s say $10k a month but you decide to remotely work in the Bahamas where the COF is let’s say $2k a month the company will pay you $2k a month until you move to another location where the COF is higher. But that that point you will need permission to move…the CFO and CEO will be loving the Green On the bottom line due to the employees willingest to save the company money…when it’s legal nothing will stop them or the employee from working remotely forever

[@ayyappatas]

What is the use of cities for common people?

[@SleeperHonda]

eff the office

[@user-cl4sf3xk5g]

Work from Home is awesome 😊

[@amiransari1706]

Great work

[@user-ke4qy7sq4i]

Work from Home is awesome

[@infini.tesimo]

WFH is the future and there is no level employee won't stoop to pay wise to maintain that work/life balance. Inflation is no joke and then coupled with time drainers like traffic, small talk at the water cooler, going to get lunch and back to the office, cost on gas to get around, maintance on the car, insurance costs, all thet above, it just makes no sense to do this anymore if you don't have to.

[@GPS379]

WORK FROM HOME IS AWESOME

[@kiss_my_axe]

What car is in the background?

[@BarryMakariou]

London has become a dead zone Mondays and Fridays

[@user-db1cr9mf7w]

Good work

[@TheWebcrafter]

4:17 - Great title but why didn't you touch upon the reasons why and how 'Remote Work is Impacting Cities More Than We Thought'? Just reading vacancy stats off a website doesn't actually tell us about the impact non-occupancy is having. (note - whether deliberate or accidental, if a title draws potential viewers yet no conclusion is drawn or answers given, then that title is 'clickbait') So I'm going to offer insights I have, which may serve the curiosity of other viewers who were 'clickbaited' into pressing the 'Play' button. I want you to imagine a bustling city with extremely high office occupancy. Imagine the early morning and evening commute by millions of workers and how much revenue that brings into the city. Imagine the lunch hours when millions of people visit a local coffee shop, sandwich store, grocery store, dry cleaners, gift store (there's always somebody in the office celebrating a birthday, a birth, an anniversary, etc.) and a host of other businesses that enjoy or rely on public 'footfall'. Just 100,000 individuals each spending an average of 25 bucks would equate to two and a half million dollars during a lunch hour. Now imagine a high percentage of those workers no longer travelling into the city. Think of all the hundreds of thousands of dollars no longer being spent either on mass transit systems or in small and medium-sized businesses. Think of those landlords who raise the rent of businesses to compensate for the losses they experience on their other vacant properties. I'm certain there are many more examples of 'impact' and I'd be interested to hear other people's insights.

[@jf9979]

Working from home is good for the environment. Whats the point of technology if you're gonna live in the past.

[@TurboNutterBastard]

I understand there's benefits, but working from home and having far fewer social interactions surly can't be good for the average persons mental health. I personally like to seperate my work life from my home/personal life.

[@lazyman2451]

Just go hybrid, but then i'll have to take a flight every single tuesday for a meeting 😂 which can be done remotely.

[@ayoCC]

Coming onsite should be fully compensated, just pay for the travel time like with hourly wage or so 😂 I don't care about the costs but the time is just fully not compensated

[@wavmanipulator]

@@ayoCC why should it be compensated? Does the company make you share your remote location with them or do they assume you live in the general area?

[@lazyman2451]

@@ayoCC exactly, f@#$ that i aint going to travel from EU to USA for a tuesday.

[@arystudio6863]

Good job

[@sethcasiraghi]

I miss the 4k

[@viperson9818]

Companies realize why pay such high prices for for a building when your employees are doing just fine being at home. The cities need to make it appealing for companies to return.

[@temprd]

KZbin personalities are so out of touch on this topic. Nothing sucks more than sitting at home alone, isolated, and dealing with an incident. The pure WFH model is not a panacea, and not for everyone. There is a large cohort of Gen Z and Millennials who want to go into an office and collaborate with their coworkers. Not everyone has built a career, or has existing professional relationships from before 2020.

[@MuhammadFarhan-vv6ym]

Very nice

[@MalikAsif-bq7dr]

Good video

[@SyedWahab-ec3sq]

Good 👍

[@sonikmystique]

Detroit has entered the chat

[@user-bl8gl5wk5g]

Gorgeous😊

[@scotty28653]

We are doomed as a species.

[@RajaAkash456]

Good ❤️❤️❤️

[@user-lt8ie9zt4n]

Good

[@MohammedRafiq-ld8ee]

👍👍👏

[@user-jp9xz3dt7i]

❤

[@RabiaAmjad-uh2us]

Super duper

[@ohmygosh6176]

20 years ago I never understood tech jobs that requires you to travel wasting so much time, money, and spending so much money on rent living in a small room. It felt as if human evolved backyard. Now people started to wake up. People are tired of living like a sewer rat in a city

[@Mudassarghani-kg4nm]

Gg

[@legendsflashback]

You mean people getting paid for not really working have consequences for bosses and business, duh !

[@erickcarvajal1483]

Hybrid is much better than fully remote.

[@deadpianist7494]

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