Workers sue to top back-to-the-office mandates from taking effect

[@johnnyfive1412]

Is the court hearing going to be in person or remote?

[@toddribnek6660]

Lol, good point. I've been seeing more remote court cases lately.

[@drickzee]

Valid point 🤣

[@karenwhite4453]

@@johnnyfive1412 Funny thing is remote court hearings were happening before COVID, just not on Zoom

[@doct0rnic]

Kachow

[@Imtrynnn]

Yeah, but the court people COME IN to the court Bad, good sounding comment

[@Freebird-1122]

Forcing us back into offices has little to do with productivity. Tell the truth. Companies are locked into expensive leases/loans and also looking to qualify for tax credits and exemptions. That’s why they’re so pressed to have folks in the office 60% of the time.

[@WNHTCT]

It drives the economy. People who sell the gas, the people who fix the vehicles that get tired from delivering the people and goods, the restaurants that feed the commuters, the clothing companies that dress the workers, etc. etc

[@Blondie77128]

Corporate greed

[@chiquita683]

Democrats hate us for our freedom

[@Critikal4k]

​@WNHTCT I like how you mentioned that, your congress has complete oversight and stocks in this field. Gas stations will be find, just greedy congress can't buy thier kids the later Cadillac SUV.

[@StevenSeagalGenius]

I understand your point but it does affect productivity and it’s clear that people have become way too comfortable secretly watching Netflix all day with their stay at home jobs and are never willing to get over the 2020 pandemic. Communicating and spending time with people face to face is different than online, especially when people are working together.

[@darinherrick9224]

One thing that should be discussed more is that remote work saves both the employee AND the business money. No driving, no need for a second car. No need for lighting, heating, toilet paper, office space for people who aren't there. IBM saved a crapton of money by making everyone possible work remotely. The only downside is the employee has to pay for their own electricity and heating/cooling/water.

[@tdub3366]

I'd be interested in more companies that saved money.. You can't use IBM cause they took away 401Ks and replaced it with something else that was bullshit

[@HiThisIsMine]

What happened to the employee having to also pay for the toilet paper? I mean, it was important enough to include it in the savings column for the business.. why not in the negatives column for the employee?

[@Dee_Rod]

The employee could pay for the extra utility bill with the savings of gas money and commute time. Time is money isn't it.

[@jon6309]

lol I should take a roll of toilet paper each time I come in the office 😂

[@Sharyk808]

They probably would go in to get necessary supplies. Wait. City employees? Taxpayers paying them. Hell yeah, go back to office.

[@DrewDienno]

It’s not employees’ responsibilities to prop up employers’ commercial real estate investments.

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Employers can sub-let real estate. It’s cheaper to do that than use the real estate even if you’re not getting less when sub-letting. So this really isn’t the reason.

[@AngelfaceTV]

@@artandarchitecture6399and if they all left, you would never. Im plains out higher costs due to lack of labor force eh? By this logic, why does anyone care about the birth rate when people working now should just leave since they hate it 😅

[@peter_shadow7559]

The problem with work in the office is not the work itself, it is the extra fucking hours that are used “to work” and that are exhausting and they do not pay for them. It's those hours in traffic to get there and back, get ready in the morning, lunch time. For many it can be 3 to 5 hours. Basically half the day “working” but they only pay 8. In addition, there is deterioration of resources such as car maintenance that has to be done in order to continue in the fight to survive. It's stupid.

[@Freebird-1122]

Exactly. Quality of life shot up when we cut all the fluff out of our day.

[@mamat1213]

Not to mention those costs and hours add up for young families who often have to transport kids from one end of the city to another or multiple locations… again due to an unnecessary commute

[@KK-pm7ud]

The problem with "remote work" is that you and your friends don't actually work hard. Your generation is a bunch of spoiled brats complaining about everything, doing nothing, and expecting to get thanked for it.

[@hengloose]

Preach

[@Pilarskiapril67]

​@@KK-pm7udNot true. I work from home and work harder than when I was in the office being able to "chit chat"... They monitor us all day and we must be productive or our job is gone... So GTFO with that bs

[@ayejayjay]

The genie of remote work is not going back in the bottle now post-pandemic. Employers who aren't already on board need to get over it and just accept it, honestly. It's a completely losing battle on their end. Unions will push this in perpetuity.

[@smrk2452]

Funny bc Covid is back on the rise… as reported recently by this very station

[@stuwest3653]

Not every job is the same.

[@MichaelDeHaven]

​@@stuwest3653Yeah, but for those jobs that can benefit from it should. The studies have shown it not only doesn't reduce productivity, it increases it in most cases. Sure there will always be exceptions, so let them be done differently.

[@adamcasas6519]

Unions dont make the rules.

[@xtrey19x]

@@adamcasas6519neither does employees. That’s why you negotiate.

[@cherijoli2930]

On top of all the MANY reasons WFH is better, how about the reduced strain on infrastructure, lack of child care available, mental health benefits, and keeping vehicles off the roads which reduces pollution and prevents accidents. Come on, people. I think the issue is the inability to manage people who wfh. You do this with fair and expected deadlines and accountability.

[@StevenSeagalGenius]

What about the reasons why WFH is worse, such as the lack of healthy in person socialization, people watching Netflix all day when they would be doing work at the office, etc?

[@damnjustassignmeone]

I supervise nine people. Some are productive working from home, but others much less so. It also impacts my ability to supervise. This is why some financial regulators are requiring people to work in the office. Inherently, it’s just harder to supervise people you don’t see in person.

[@seanthe100]

Accidents have gotten worse not better

[@jurupa]

Yes being socially isolated is a mental health benefit. But good luck trying to move upwards in any company doing this.

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

@@StevenSeagalGenius”lack of socialization” does you town/city not have a downtown 😂

[@pb.j.1753]

Full-time in the office is truly outdated and stupid. Stop it.

[@michaelanderson3096]

Good point.

[@Tyler-zx2cm]

You could really argue working in general is outdated all we need is stimulus and then people can stay home and follow their dreams.

[@13mrservon]

​@@Tyler-zx2cm😂😂😂

[@SciHeartJourney]

How about the ENDLESS meetings that could have been through Zoom? It's STUPID to drive 35 miles when you can do that at home.

[@stuwest3653]

It's up to the employer. Many people slack at home.

[@MissEAG]

A mayor putting real estate rental businesses ahead of people.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

who knew you could be corrupted as a politician especially a low level mayor lol

[@DeenaMilkers]

sam thing happening in sacramento

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

you can run for office with a few friends and cut the property taxes - that cuts down government operations - but nobody really wants to do that... so, here we are.

[@BuhodePiedra]

Remember shelter in place? Less traffic, cleaner air, wild life flourishing etc, the positive benefits from that would be promoted.

[@adamcasas6519]

Not good reasons

[@jimk8520]

@@adamcasas6519 But fantastic side effects

[@adamcasas6519]

@@jimk8520 of going to work? True

[@MegTelevised]

We literally solved climate crisis

[@adamcasas6519]

@@MegTelevised planting trees would do better.

[@dwannthomas9543]

If the job is getting done shouldn't be a problem. Strategically this would cut asset costs across property(building renting, office space renting).

[@damnjustassignmeone]

My guess is that the work is not getting done. And it’s not like you can just fire people and replace them if they’re government workers.

[@dwannthomas9543]

@@damnjustassignmeone Project 2025 ??? Apparently we getting ready too

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

@@damnjustassignmeoneor perhaps these corporations just want as much control over employees as possible? Example, the anti-union propaganda that Amazon shows workers

[@MadMadOne]

Real reason is that companies get tax breaks for employees working from offices.

[@smrk2452]

Society is suffering bc for a long time, parents can’t be there for their kids. Hybrid work allows for better parenting, and we all know how important that is!

[@stuwest3653]

All that means is those parents are distracted and every second they are tending to a kid is a second not working.

[@FlowKio]

No kids will see it’s okay to stay home and not work 😂

[@adamcasas6519]

Thats a lame excuse because hows was it done before remote work? Not the work its the parenting itself

[@karenwhite4453]

​@@adamcasas6519It is the work. We learned from COVID that going into an office wasn't necessary. More things are being done online. That's why bank branches, post office and other antiquated things are going away. Remember pay phones and AOL?

[@gary9080]

So we can get rid of schools/Daycare and no property taxes 🎉

[@Phlakaton88]

Mental health is paramount. Open floor plans and sensory overload is cruel to some people. Less quality work is done. More stress. More anxiety in traffic. More pollution. It’s the paradigm now. You will not force people into that anymore.

[@ericthomas6086]

That won't force people. They'll fire them and let someone take their place. Win win for everyone.

[@Phlakaton88]

@@ericthomas6086 Good. Some prefer an office. They can take it.

[@KK-pm7ud]

Shut up

[@StevenSeagalGenius]

So you think those people who get sensory overload from open floor plans will benefit from staying home? The reason why there are people who get sensory overload from these things are because they already spend too much time staying home and avoiding healthy things such as socialization. This certainly isn’t going to help them get over their anxiety problem.. they need to get over the 2020 pandemic and move on with their lives.

[@Phlakaton88]

@@StevenSeagalGenius You clearly have no clue how that works. ADHD and a host of other metal issues. This isnt some 1950s understanding up just pull up those bootstraps and get on with it crap. Are you going to just tell a person with depression to "just make yourself happy" too? Go read about how the brain works and learn something. Cripes.

[@michaelanderson3096]

Remote work is better because less violence, harassment & sabotage will occur at the workplace.

[@smrk2452]

Less road rage during the commute

[@ShimmySha]

But but but how will they keep an eye on you?

[@stuwest3653]

Less everything including work

[@michaelanderson3096]

@@ShimmySha Work deadlines, quality control checks (telephone calls emails, etc...). Employers will save a lot of $$$ because there will be fewer incidents of violence, harassment & sabotage going on in the workplace because there will be fewer people at work.

[@FlowKio]

No, the work ethic will fail and everyone will be lazy

[@kelli_1652]

I've been WFH since 2016. I attend calls at 7am local time and sometimes same day 6pm local time. My company benefits from me being at home and able to accommodate this even usually short notice. If I had to go into the office even 3 days a week, you can guarantee on the days I'm in the office, my availability for meetings would be 8am-5pm ET and I would have to block out time for lunch mid-day. The amount of time it takes to get things done would definitely be longer since I know my counterparts on the west coast would need to do the same thing. Vs now we can move stuff around, grab things from the kitchen with our headset on and etc. Companies should really look at WHO and what functions people do before they mandate them back.

[@C-S.]

What you just described is actually the problem. Some (not all and not saying you) remote workers are getting paid while not actually working. I understand from an employees pov it's convenient and makes life easier but companies don't want to pay people a salary that spend part of their work day doing things that aren't work related.

[@renegade7565]

​Then forcing all people back to the office is not the solution, statistically all productivity improved during COVID remote work. In fact I'd argue that remote work is better for productivity in all aspects. If people take advantage of it and the trust of the company, then better solutions need to be implemented. Not force even those of us who are productive back to office.

[@kelli_1652]

@@C-S. But many of us work more. As a telework I get a ton of pushback and asked if I will be on for the 1pm call when I call my boss to tell her I have Norovirus symptoms. Because surely I can just not turn on my camera and mute myself if I'm sick. Looking at my conference schedule for the next week, I have 4 days with calls starting at 8am and on two of those days I only have 15 minutes call free time until 5pm. (8.75 hours) On 2 days I have calls until 6:30pm. But I do have a whole 30 minutes midday free (10 hours). And the final day has a call scheduled at 8:30am and 4pm (until 5). I have approximately 4 hours not scheduled that day for calls but I have reports to write and submit. If I spend 2 hours on lunch that day who cares? They have 44 hours of work out of me when it's supposed to be 40. If I just took a 30 min lunch, they'd have 45.5 If I was in the office, I'd have to make sure I had enough time to go across the floor for the bathroom and at least 30 minutes for lunch each day. They'd be getting 37.50 - 38 hours of work from me and no additional. Because paid breaks are a thing. At least two per day plus an unpaid lunch of no less than 30 minutes. So overall, most employers are going to see productivity go down because us salaried employees aren't going to stay over routinely. We also aren't going to agree to deadlines that would require it. Companies with offices on both US coasts are going to have to figure out how to balance lunch/start times with meeting times.

[@paulinesoares3594]

You mean “ stop” back to office. Does no one proof read or edit?

[@Scholar702]

Treating adults like children needing to be constantly monitored never ends well.

[@BanFamilyVlogging]

No way I would go back. Remote work has been life-changing for me

[@MortyRick-ut8bs]

Yeah I heard people like you who just slack off because your in a comfort of your home

[@StevenSeagalGenius]

Unless you legitimately had a terrible work environment, I hope you can recover from the 2020 pandemic and get a healthy and normal life back again.

[@BanFamilyVlogging]

@@MortyRick-ut8bs oh really? And what is it that I do for my job? Since you know so much about me.

[@BanFamilyVlogging]

@@StevenSeagalGenius I’m not sure what you mean by this. I left my abusive retail grocery job, where my injury was affecting my ability to do the work. I’m now blessed to work for a company that not only allows me to assist clients from home, but also treats me like a human being who matters. I even do project work off the clock, just because I love my job, & I believe in what we’re doing. And I can do so while I’m watching TV & relaxing with my cat. So like I said, remote work has been life-changing for me. And my disability isn’t even a significant one. Imagine all the other disabled people who can finally make a living for themselves now, because the job market has finally opened up to include them 💜

[@renegade7565]

Don't listen to these mindless slaves, keep on fighting the good fight and stand your ground. Both my wife and me are looking for new companies because we heard that our current one wants to call us back to office. The day they do that will be the day they lose 2 good employees. I'll even freelance instead of going back to in office work. It's worse in every single possible way, I'm so much happier and not to mention way more productive when working remotely.

[@sunvegeta]

Unless you have a Union, and a contract in place, good luck at not going back to the office!!

[@renegade7565]

It'll happen, eventually companies will do it to attract talent like they always do. Wait till the economy picks back up and 'perks' become the thing everyone looks for.

[@aeromtb2468]

get back to the office they want your tax dollars

[@JayTee2985]

Easy solution, don't come back, get fired at the end of business day on 7/15.

[@smrk2452]

@@JayTee2985 ikr like they can just replace their workers like that

[@reemagee4828]

​@Diesel437 No, they can't. The city has so many vacancies it's ridiculous. Once this goes into effect it will only get worse...

[@FlowKio]

Exactly who needs workers that don’t even want to show up 😂

[@Diesel437]

@@reemagee4828 I wouldn’t bet a dollar on it. There will always be people willing to take a good paying job that guarantees you will get approved for loans since it’s hard to get fired from a government job. Not showing up to work when your boss tells you to will definitely get you fired though.

[@isocarboxazid]

⁠Great pay for a government job?! Lmao, how clueless can you be? Govt jobs literally pay half or less of what I can make as a self-employed person in my industry.

[@MegTelevised]

We all need to band together and let our voices be heard Remote works!

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Full time WFH doesn’t work well. It reduces team communication and collaboration. At least some time in the office is critical to maintaining a good culture and a good team dynamic.

[@mattkennedy6115]

You’ll all do what your corporate masters say and eat it

[@renegade7565]

​@@damnjustassignmeonewho hurt you so much that you need to reply to every comment like this? Remote work is not going away, people are not stupid to just give in

[@lawrencehodge6273]

These people in charge hate remote work and it doesn’t make sense. They push so hard for people to go back into the office but never have a good reason as to why they should be there.

[@FlowKio]

To prevent people from procrastinating

[@MichaelDeHaven]

Control and many own real estate around the business. So it's control and 💰. It's almost always 💰.

[@mrshizno91]

​@@FlowKio Procrastinating at the office is just as easy

[@Freebird-1122]

They’re locked into leases and loans and need to qualify for tax breaks. That’s it.

[@ericthomas6086]

@@Freebird-1122 You clearly have never been a boss before. Productivity, and mentorship are FAR better with workers in the office. THAT's why they want people at work.

[@tylerhough9124]

Power to the people

[@KCNwokoye]

Only in America do we hear such nonsense. Keep fighting to stay at home so you can watch Netflix and wear PJs and at some point you will have no place to work. Imagine if all the restaurant workers, nurses, delivery men, teachers, mechanics and truck drivers decided to stay at home to work remotely, who's going to serve you then? It's simple. If you prefer homeworking then go to companies that offer such opportunities. Don't sue your employer for trying to do what is best for its business.

[@andyo.593]

I can see why companies want back to the office. There’s many reason’s as to what folks think it is but here’s my opinion. I got kids and a wife and my wife thinks now that I work remotely I have more free time to watch the kids or stop to run errands for the kids. My wife is fighting for my time and a lot of my co workers are in the same boat. When my boss asks that I work late I have to get permission from my wife. This may seem out of line from the wife, but in reality us men come home to hell and don’t want to make it any worse.

[@laborspy]

I’m a PA resident. I’d like to know the cost savings of not having the real estate rented for these individuals and consolidating the rest. I could care less where they work.

[@HidyoX]

I have never met any of my team members in person since we’re spread out all over the country, so our only way of gelling and collaborating have been thru MS team and Slack. We never had a problem with team cohesion.

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Your job sounds like the perfect target for outsourcing…

[@renegade7565]

Don't listen to this guy, he's been posting these kind of comments all day I totally agree with you. Productivity has been at all time high with remote work. I'm insanely happier and fulfilled and so much excited for my daily tasks. There's no comparison.

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

Don't work for a business that wants you to pay for their building mistake

[@StevenSeagalGenius]

These companies didn’t expect people to be so lazy and want to stay home by themselves and watch Netflix during work hours instead of waking up and going to a nice office filled with people they see everyday. I understand why companies spent money on their offices

[@damnjustassignmeone]

I supervise nine employees. Some who work at home are productive, but not all. WFH more than a couple days a week also affects team communication and collaboration.

[@renegade7565]

Stop posting dude, seriously. It's getting annoying at this point. I'm starting to believe you're one of the people invested in these office leases that people are talking about in the comments section.

[@ErsteNachname]

Government forces people to come back to the office who don’t work for the government….?

[@phoenixvette]

If i went back to the office everyday I'd spend a whole hours worth of pay in gas, and another half an hour on lunch, then I'd lose two hours traveling and still probably end up in a zoom meeting from my office with other people from their office. Its happend so many times already.

[@quartytypo]

What does the office have to accomplish the job vs work-at-home? A watercooler.

[@justinkazmerski2799]

Lazy as people!!!

[@Lobsterman5481]

100%

[@doct0rnic]

Cities should encourage remote workers, keeps the traffic down for people who's jobs physically require them to be in person

[@kimberlyfamoly5863]

I do not work remotely, the police at our office is 1 day a week at the officer. However come 1 September it is 5 day in a 2 week period you have to work in the office. I know a lot of people are already looking for other employment. I prefer to work in office and I NEVER stake my work home.

[@southwestsearch]

I had a motor vehicle accident. I couldn't connect with the case worker. Neither could his supervisor.

[@seanmartin203]

80 % put their phone on DND play with their kids and dogs surf the web and do basically no work

[@chun-yuchen9657]

The mayor needs to get with the times

[@FlowKio]

The lazy times 🙂‍↔️

[@stache1954]

She's losing grip in a bad city.

[@KK-pm7ud]

Yes. They need to fire a majority of their stuff and automate the work so that stuff actually gets done.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Its so weird company's want to force people back in to the office, the office costs so much to run its expenses. why not down size and have less over head. that's simple math and my wife ran a team of 45 people remote for 3 years during covid and nothing was wrong with it the productivity was really good, she went back into the office for the Medical Team she works with and Wow what a waste, they only brought back management and left everyone else remote, the building is a ghost town. what's the point ??? CONTROL

[@Scholar702]

Exactly it's about control and power trips..

[@Pasan34]

Don't particularly care if people work from home or work as long as my personal data is safe AND they are productive. As a taxpayer not paying their salary to take the baby to the park or run errands. The city needs to CLAMP DOWN on productivity and fire anyone who is not working for the required hrs a day.

[@PHN-2024]

I Can’t Wait For the Philly Police and Fireman to Demand to “Work from Home” as well.

[@marketads1]

It’s hard on new workers who need to find people and connect.

[@pbwmanagement]

Our 9.00 to 5.00 Monday thru Friday advanced society simply cannot afford for millions of workers to WFH. Each commuter generates employment for nearly 40 people. The transition to WFH has to be slowed down and stretched out over decades.

[@unionash1]

wrong just wrong

[@renegade7565]

Which dark dank place did you pull those stats out of? If a person doesn't commute, they still need to pay bills, buy essentials and survive? The location they are living in will thrive instead People who absolutely need to stay near office locations can similarly support those regions. This way the development of a place is more uniform and evenly spread out. There's really not a single valid reason I've seen till now to justify returning to office, especially for those people who were able to do their job remotely during COVID.

[@Drucio1]

No we will not fix your offices building occupancy rate issue... Just convert them for housing... Fix one problem with another... Oh man what a concept.

[@dahnoied6893]

Employers need to add up the cost savings THEY get when letting employees work from home. They can rake in the cash if they quit needing to micromanage everyone.

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Cost savings go out the window when productivity suffers and team communication & collaboration are reduced. That’s why employers want people back in, even though it’s more expensive.

[@dahnoied6893]

@@damnjustassignmeone Productivity does not suffer. It's a benefit to both employers, employees and also especially to the climate with much reduced fuel use and pollution. I worked remotely for a large bank for over 10 years. I was much more productive than if I had needed to drive through traffic, etc. They closed offices and sold them making a ton of money just on that. Only control freak companies push to have people back in offices every day.

[@renegade7565]

​@@damnjustassignmeonewtf, what productivity suffers during remote work? Attending multiple zoom calls and ad hoc meetings that interfere with a good days work?

[@damnjustassignmeone]

@@renegade7565 If a job simply requires solo work and if the worker is disciplined, working fully remote can work. But many/most jobs are not like this and many workers are not so disciplined. That’s just reality.

[@jameseddie6900]

I don't understand this at all? All considerations aside, isn't it the employer who decides where employees work, and gives them the choice to comply or work elsewhere? Is there a legal basis for suing your employer to not come into the workplace?

[@RobertAdairWorkshop]

It's all about getting money back into downtown districts. Force the workers to come back, pay for parking, pay for food, pay fines, pay, pay, pay.

[@lavenberry]

Working from home is not a one-size-fits-all. But for the most part most people don't feel any need to go into the office because they don't have any mentors or great leaders.

[@karenwhite4453]

@@lavenberry That is so not the reason people want to work from home

[@renegade7565]

Lol I think we found one of the office lease owners

[@user-hm5dw4ov9j]

Please stream media add an interview with Lt. Gen. Honore' if you can contact him. I value your views as well as his other current situation!! Thanking u in advance.

[@TC-cd5sm]

An argument can be made about government workers. Private company workers will either comply or they are free to look for a new job

[@davidcantor293]

"Be successful at work and at home" - meaning you can do your laundry instead of working lol

[@unionash1]

Why can’t it be a choice based on personality type instead of a forced mandate? Introverts love to work remote and extroverts love to be in the office.

[@cynymin6420]

I agree. If people can do the same job at home these days what is the point of an office. And don’t lie about productivity because I know that’s a lie. The office is a waste of space, a waste of money, and a waste of life spent commuting. Just because done stuffy old men like to feel powerful doesn’t make office work any more relevant. Allowing people to live where they want, and not waste money on gas, clothes, and food that isn’t reimbursed is get this…. A reasonable way to treat humans.

[@Rayjack-m9o]

Go back to work or get another job this is ridiculous a waste of time and money.

[@giftedone831]

Fire em! Freedom and flexibility is called entrepreneurship and requires courage and sacrifice. You can't make demands from the comfort of someone else's kingdom that didn't have the privilege of 'wfh' when they had to build the seat that you occupy! Bus drivers, restaurant workers, and cops have to show up for work, so you should too. I am so tired of whiny, entitled,and overpaid snobs complaining about things that only are issues to them. When i call to conduct business over the phone with a company, i dont need to hear dogs, parties, kids, wind from jogging and interference from poor internet connections, all of which are non issues in an office environment. Pay your student loans and get back in the office where you belong!! Patco 2024!

[@98f5]

They sued them right to the top. Imagine these poor people having to work.

[@frienjie7148]

the workers are suing to “top” the mandates from taking effect, or to stop them?? smh 🤦🏽

[@HiThisIsMine]

Of course they are 78% less drained.. it’s cause they are 78% less worked. Get your lazy butts back to work. Of course you love it and want more of it. This work from home nonsense is a win for employees. YES, it absolutely does affect productivity. Want to work from home? How about we adjust pay to accommodate it?, since your original salary was based on all the “burdens” of being at work everyday. PTO, overtime, sick pay.. you probably don’t need those anymore either. Workers comp? Can we cut that out? Why am I providing you health insurance anyway? The first thing that’s going to happen here… if this becomes the norm.. all these big corporations don’t need expensive American employees anymore. Why pay Tom when they can pay Bombay-Tom a fraction of your salary. You’re all so near sighted on all of this.. it’s wild.

[@christinemiller5297]

I’m am a hybrid worker.. AND IT MAKES MY LIFE SOOO MUCH BETTER ! It is stupid to force people back into a stupid centralized building FOR WHAT ?? makes no sense !!!

[@ABCDEFGHIJK4097]

I just saw some stats a few days ago, and if I remember correctly, then the % of people working from home is not much higher than it was 2019. That was very surprising.

[@raybod1775]

I believe it. Most people seem to forget they’re required to be on the job for 8 hours when at home.

[@ABCDEFGHIJK4097]

@raybod1775 who cares? As long as you do whatever you need to do

[@VictoryXR]

@@raybod1775when I worked from home I worked a min of 10 hours a day. People who think remote workers are lazy are delulu. If you’re lazy in the office, you’re gonna be lazy at home. If you’re hard working in the office, you’re gonna be hard working at home. I swear, b00mers all must be suffering from dementia because every time you say something about the non-retired working class, you sound completely out of touch with reality. Seek medical attention. Oh yeah, you can’t because it’s so expensive. Enjoy the consequences of your votes and actions.

[@peppermint-sauce]

Less cars on the road… Working at home is all good

[@TimothyStclair-v4p]

out of the office stops alot of that favoritism which went on at my place of work. My word how some can suck up so bad.

[@HettesKvek]

If it's a violation of their contract, then it seems pretty clear cut to me.

[@whatawd9546]

Ahh thats cute. Lets see how they feel when they all get canned for not showing up to work.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I can understand if your job requires you to go into work, but if you have an office job that can be done from home, the only reason they’re forcing those workers back into the office is because building values have gone down substantially. It’s all about the bottom line and they don’t care about the common worker. Most of us have incredibly complex lives and the ability to at least work from home part time allows us to keep all of the balls juggled in the air. All the more reason that, if I had to do it over again, I would have focused on retiring quickly and not taking on the traditional type of debt we’re told to. I program for a living and even though my wife and I are doing well financially, if I had to do it over again, I would focus way more on early retirement. They’re going to keep squeezing the average worker until they break of get out of the rat race.

[@eewheeler29]

I guess they do less time in the office less work grow up go back to work give the taxpayers your time in the office

[@karenwhite4453]

@@eewheeler29 What do taxpayers have to do with the way people work? We pay taxes too!!!

[@TravelTechie415]

remote work is better for the environment, my health and pockets

[@renegade7565]

Remember folks, there are no companies if not for us, the workers. We work hard and productively on so many tasks for them that earn hundreds of thousands of dollars, while hardly seeing a fraction of it. Its called capitalism, I know. But the least we can ask for is for us to be able to make our valuable contributions and do our hard work on our terms, saving them money and paying our expenses bills at our homes contributing our best. It's really not asking for too much.

[@garyobrian3597]

As a CEO me and HAL 9000 have been discussing this very problem and i was talking about what to do with the staff at home bring the back to work or leave them at home Hal 9000 said to me fire them the AI can now do the work i was like no way. Put simply office staff don't be quick to be to your own demise

[@royalreynolds3203]

Wait….who are they wanting to top?

[@MortyRick-ut8bs]

You know why they are less drained, because most who work from home aren’t working as hard and stop it I seen everyone does it

[@FredGSanford-hu1uk]

They should quit if they don't like the rules!

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Agreed

[@redlobster4841]

This is ridiculous the only people that should have any say in this is the city

[@vmarsfiles]

You don't have a supervisor breathing down your neck every 5 minutes

[@thatpilatesguy]

4 day work week would be nice

[@frankie_goestohollywood]

Remote work is the future and the future is now!

[@soapgirlsrule]

The world is literally on fire but sure lets have people use gas to drive in for no reason.

[@klingerwvu5253]

And 100% of them don't work as hard from home

[@getoffmydarnlawn]

Where I work we have a handful of full time remote workers, but everyone else is hybrid. Everyone is required to come in on Wednesdays, Fridays are WFH except for a few necessary staff (building engineers, security) and the rest is up to each department manager to decide the rest to make a 3 days in office, 2 days WFH. We're saving so much money having the office essentially closed on Fridays, they're actually exploring a 4 day work week and a Fri-Sun weekend.

[@renegade7565]

That's nice but even 3 days is actually overkill, 1 or at most 2 days is enough. Depending on the industry and type of work of course. But fully remote should be available for those who need it and can prove themselves as productive.

[@Paul_425]

Naw, people are not slaves of the past. If technology allows to get work done at home and have a better work life why not? Companys are mad cause they spent on renting offices...just take that money and spread it to the remote workers

[@evettc7887]

Really their roads are crowed enough but yes lets make everyone go back to the office additional 6,000 to the chaos.

[@A.Dunn90]

If people dont want go back into the office to work they should find another job and stop being selfish

[@HappyGoLucky1411]

My employer has several thousand employees, many " office people ", get to work from home...i'm not that lucky, since they work from home, they don't need to use their sick day, don't have to leave work to let the "Repair guy in", in general since they don't have to actually show up, they don't have to take off as much....as a result, they are "banking" their benefit time...as a result, they can use vacation days to retire early, and "cash out", on their sick days..how is this fair

[@wannabefarmerr]

My last job was an 1hr away on a good day and was 100% pointless It required 0 in person collaboration yet it was in office only

[@bmiller949]

I started a hybrid role with a company. Only to not be trained properly on their systems and didn't find a place within the team. It's not like working during the Pandemic where the relationships are pre-established.

[@KingKwon]

Studies have shown that majority of people working from home are less productive. There are motivated personalities that can work just as hard at home but majority of employees don't fit that mold. Employers know this. It's usually the knuckle draggers proposing to stay at home. I see it time and time again.

[@gary9080]

So we can stop property taxes if kids can do AI schooling. No schools/Daycare.

[@KCNwokoye]

This is a joke right? If you don't want to go to work then get a different job. It's simple.

[@ShinningALight]

But these are government jobs that serve the people. Covid pandemic ended years ago….How are they still remote and able to fully function as a government???

[@karenwhite4453]

Because being in an office was never necessary to begin with

[@Me97202]

If you’re working for someone and accepting a paycheck, you pretty much have to do what the employer wants.

[@jessica33313]

Then you can’t complain that there are a lack of competent workers. They will just keep replacing them and no one will know what the heck they are doing.

[@tammiep9628]

My daughter and son-in-law I guess they’re considered hybrid workers. They work three days a week at home and two days a week at their offices. What’s nice about it? Is they have a young child so someone is with him after school. During the summer holidays, he’s in a daycamp so he could be with other children again someone is home when he gets home.

[@shaunmc013]

Is it “stop” or “top” the back to office mandate 😅

[@savethetreez8060]

Get new ones

[@AlexZ-lc6nl]

Meanwhile, many of us recent grads can’t even get a job…I want to work I don’t care how

[@karenwhite4453]

@@AlexZ-lc6nl Where do you live? The low unemployment rate means we have more jobs than people filling those jobs

[@richiestarks6163]

Harassment and bullying cases will rise. You have to manage the resentment that will follow with employees having to come back to the office. Traffic and car insurance rates will go back up due to increase car volume. If moms have to work, let them work at home where the kids are monitored and not committing crimes. It will be interesting to see the effects. One thing I know for sure, there is not collaboration in the office, it’s nothing but a big show and tell.

[@dizmix]

Remote is hospice for a dying human workforce.

[@scottlayne7558]

It will be reincarnated in the form of AI. It’s the same with the “yea man we deserve 20$ an hour to flip burgers” nonsense mentality that will ultimately destroy an entire industry. The big picture is not anywhere in their scope.

[@RacerX1971]

Nah...you all just got spoiled..fudge them studies, i can find other studies that says going back to work is better for your mental health

[@Victor-it6bv]

When i saw how the mayor looked, i was like oh lawd!