[chrisser]

I don’t understand the universal desire to put bodies back in offices.

I realized decades ago that I could easily do my job (IT) from home. Thanks largely to Covid, I finally had an employer willing.

Just as I suspected, my productivity has soared and I’m a happier employee, and the company saves money because I pay the heat/water/Internet/phone bills for my space at home.

If someone wants me to drive into the office again, they’re going to have to pay me much more and deal with the resulting lack of productivity. It’s a lose/lose proposition for the company.

[vmpolesov]

Control freakery is the reason why. Also the reason why at one company I worked for, the rank and file were in huge open plan offices, screens always visible. Senior management had private offices with doors, and every single one of them had screen facing away from the door.

[Sicon]

“If someone wants me to drive into the office again, they’re going to have to pay me much more and deal with the resulting lack of productivity.”

I also work in IT. I’ve been remote since 2009. Got laid off in June 2022, and didn’t even consider a job that required me to go on site. Took just over 3 months to find another position, 100% remote. I’ll never commute to work again, unless you count walking to my desk in the other room as “commuting”.

[Angelino97]

Why would an employer hire "employees" who work from home?

Why not re-classify them as "independent contractors."

[moviefan8]

Companies should outsource remote work to countries with cheaper labor to maximize profits.