Companies knew the mandated return to the office would cause some attrition, however, they were not prepared for the serious problems that would present. (www.entrepreneur.com)

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

Indeed, you couldn't pay me enough to go back to the office at this point. Also, imagine the amount of cars this removes from the road each and every day.

[-] kiddblur@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Funny enough, I'm sure as a net you're absolutely right but for my family personally it actually means we have to drive more. We have to make two round trips into town each day for my son's daycare, as opposed to just dropping him off on the way to work and picking him up, so we went from about 30 miles a day driven to about 60. But on the days that my wife's in the office she can do exactly that.

But yeah, I agree, I would need a MASSIVE raise to consider going back to an office full time. Enough to pay a housekeeper, eat out every day, and cover the added wear and tear on the car, plus parking, etc. I'm saving a fortune by staying home every day, and it's done wonders for my mental health.

I do miss the collaboration aspect, but I can charge my social batteries on weekly lunch zoom calls with my friends

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I do miss the collaboration aspect, but I can charge my social batteries on weekly lunch zoom calls with my friends

IMO this is a big part of why companies are pushing return to work, even if employees hate it. They want the lunch conversation and collaboration to be with other company employees. They want to make sure that if someone has a really cool new idea, that the idea is owned by the company. They don't want the employee to leave to start a company with their friends instead.

If your entire social life is on the Google / Facebook / Apple campus, then any ideas you have are likely to be owned by the company too.

If you work from home, take breaks IRL or online with your friends, etc. then you're less tied to the company. You don't even necessarily need to quit to form a new company. You could even start one while working at your day job, as long as your performance doesn't suffer.