▲ 1403 ▼ The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 3 years ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 156 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1125686 Archived version: https://archive.ph/vL1mC Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230806071111/https://www.businessinsider.com/employees-work-from-home-benefits-as-good-as-raise-2023-8
[+] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) Yet other engineers have said it can be done by refitting the window-facing offices as sets of single/double units with the interior of the floor as communal kitchen/gathering spaces, and separate floors for larger family units and spaces. It's not that hard to figure out ways to do it but companies will have to be forced, either by threat of bankruptcy or gov't rules. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) You seem to think that everyone would want what you want. If it's not to your taste, don't live there. But there are thousands of unhoused people who may very well enjoy that vs living in a shelter or on the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Office floor plates are typically far too large for residential. Bedrooms require windows facing the exterior by code. Then the plumbing requirement will gut the building. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Offices already have plumbing on every floor for bathrooms. And the idea to change over offices to residential is gaining traction ... so go talk to them about how it can't be done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (4 children) Yet other engineers have said it can be done by refitting the window-facing offices as sets of single/double units with the interior of the floor as communal kitchen/gathering spaces, and separate floors for larger family units and spaces. It's not that hard to figure out ways to do it but companies will have to be forced, either by threat of bankruptcy or gov't rules. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) You seem to think that everyone would want what you want. If it's not to your taste, don't live there. But there are thousands of unhoused people who may very well enjoy that vs living in a shelter or on the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Office floor plates are typically far too large for residential. Bedrooms require windows facing the exterior by code. Then the plumbing requirement will gut the building. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Offices already have plumbing on every floor for bathrooms. And the idea to change over offices to residential is gaining traction ... so go talk to them about how it can't be done. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) You seem to think that everyone would want what you want. If it's not to your taste, don't live there. But there are thousands of unhoused people who may very well enjoy that vs living in a shelter or on the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Office floor plates are typically far too large for residential. Bedrooms require windows facing the exterior by code. Then the plumbing requirement will gut the building. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Offices already have plumbing on every floor for bathrooms. And the idea to change over offices to residential is gaining traction ... so go talk to them about how it can't be done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) You seem to think that everyone would want what you want. If it's not to your taste, don't live there. But there are thousands of unhoused people who may very well enjoy that vs living in a shelter or on the street. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Office floor plates are typically far too large for residential. Bedrooms require windows facing the exterior by code. Then the plumbing requirement will gut the building. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Offices already have plumbing on every floor for bathrooms. And the idea to change over offices to residential is gaining traction ... so go talk to them about how it can't be done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Office floor plates are typically far too large for residential. Bedrooms require windows facing the exterior by code. Then the plumbing requirement will gut the building. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Offices already have plumbing on every floor for bathrooms. And the idea to change over offices to residential is gaining traction ... so go talk to them about how it can't be done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Offices already have plumbing on every floor for bathrooms. And the idea to change over offices to residential is gaining traction ... so go talk to them about how it can't be done. permalink fedilink source parent