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What would get you "back to the office"? (midwest.social)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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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[โ€“] 20 points 3 years ago (4 children)

A shit-tonne more money. Like, more than the extra time spent travelling to and from work worth of salary.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Honestly, you are paid by the hour, so why not travel hours?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That brings some weird factors into play. If I'm slightly more qualified to work a job than another candidate, but I live across town and the next best guy lives down the street, it'll be hard to justify choosing me over a factor unrelated to my performance.

    Also, what if I move way into the country or the next major city over? (I live in Denver, and it's not uncommon for people to commute from Colorado Springs). If that adds 2+ hours of daily round trip commuting to my day over something that was 100% my choice, it's not really fair to the employer either. I'm not a "think about the businesses" type normally, but that is kinda BS for someone to make a decision that increases someone else's costs (or decreases their output) by 25%

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