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What would get you "back to the office"? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There are a lot of news articles about "back to the office", but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let's provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible.

I would like my work computer to do Windows updates lightning quick in the office. It currently takes weeks, in or out of the office. Stopping in for a day makes no difference, so there is no point. Now, if there was a point, I would go in.

What would get you in the office?

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Compensation for the time and cost of commuting back and forth, paid meal, free coffee and snacks, and additional sick days from using public transport and ultimately catching more sicknesses.

And even then, it doesn't give me back the extra time I can spend with my kids.

[+] [email protected] -11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How about 4 day work week? Would you be ok to go back to the office then?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

That would help, but just that single incentive would be a no for me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As in WFH 1 day per week, or same salary but only 4 days of working? In either case, no. The main people pushing for mandatory in-office is landlords who are freaking out because their office space is no longer in demand, and shitty managers with the mentality of "if I can't see you working, then you're not working." There are also those awful people who want to go back into the office because they miss the drama and messing with people and distracting people while they work

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Work 4 days a week reduced work hours same wage. But in the office.