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Return-to-office orders look like a way for elite, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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Plus they have a ton invested in commercial real-estate and office buildings. They literally losing money and makes me happy.
They really aren't losing money because:
a) WFH has been saving them money (i.e. lowered heating, water, electricity, stationary, toilet paper, food, janitorial, window cleaning, etc.).
b) Their WFH staff are more productive than their office staff.
Just let those leases expire when they do, and these companies will really be saving a ton of money from not having to lease large office space.
I don't get the desire to cling onto some outdated, unproductive, sad way of doing things.
Control. They call it office culture because it's a cult. They control the way you think and make it easy for you to be manipulated and keep you under their thumb. They can't make you think they give anahit if they can't bribe you with bullshit like snacks and pizza and a gym. They can't slowly take away your benefits because "hey look we gave you standing desks". Office culture needs to die.