Posted on 08/15/2023 10:58:01 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Too bad the employer wasn't the one paying the salaries of the employees, then they'd be in a strong position, wait, what?
They hard workers left for better paying remote jobs, and the low skilled betas stayed.
Good luck.
If these people have WFH for 2 or 3 years, going back to work now would be like taking a huge pay cut.
I retired early (I’m early 50s) rather than forced return to office.
>>Too bad the employer wasn’t the one paying the salaries of the employees, then they’d be in a strong position, wait, what?
Exactly.
What I see happening is most private sector employees will eventually be forced back in the office - with some exceptions for some people - but most government employees will end up staying at home.
So now they not only will they (gov employees) get paid for not doing anything, they will be able to do nothing in the comfort of their own homes.
Translation: several companies have lost their some of their most valuable employees by demanding they return to the office.
Oh, shut up and go to work.
For strong, well-qualified employees, salary is fungible. Anyone can pay it. For employers, talent isn't quite so fungible. They can't get just anyone to fill those positions.
Other than the usual healthcare, I know of no one back in the office.
The physical office is a relic of the past and only to be used by outdated industries.
The physical office is a relic of the past and only to be used by outdated industries.
I think we are in a period where the workers know that their “Boss” needs the workers more than the workers need the “Boss”. If the people in charge act like little tyrants and try to rule through fear, the workers just won’t put up with it. And a lot of people in management these days only know how to manage by fear. They’re dinosaurs now.
They hard workers left for better paying remote jobs, and the low skilled betas stayed.
Good luck.
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A tight labor market will do that.
Not all industries, health care still needs hospitals and other sites where people show up for work.
You have to say that the jobs that can be worked at home are “communication jobs”, and that the benefits of face-to-face meeting is of little value. Guess there are a lot of those jobs.
I work a hybrid schedule and except for the commute I’d rather come to work. Being at home all day, day in and day out, is too isolating for me.
The trend is good news for people that can’t work at home. As time goes on employers will need to pay them more — maybe not.
In other words, getting off your ass might be worth something.
I understand it is highly area specific, but in my industry competent workers have the winning hand.
You can’t take a cashier and have him do electrical distribution engineering.
I guess you can, but…
There is no "back to the office" for those who work several states away. Our remote staff is much better than our locals. It's not even close.
I just wonder HOW MANY of these executives who are having difficulty “forcing” workers back into the office are the VERY SAME ONES that threatened to Fire Employees for not getting the VAX? A bit of Karma???
Maybe the employees just think these executives are Class A Jerks.
Even six months ago, companies were willing to eat these costs in a tight labor market to recruit and retain talent. But now, "Some companies are getting impatient, and want to recoup these large investments," Kacher explains.
If you are a CEO and your company has been operating just fine for 3+ years with your staff working from home, you don’t “recoup” anything by forcing them back to the office. You’re just making them work in your overpriced office space because you’re too embarrassed to admit that you don’t need it even though you still have years left on the lease.
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