Comment on Many workers would take a pay cut to work from home — some would forgo at least 20% of their salary
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 days agoDepends where you are. Imagine losing 2 hours a day in traffic + buying lunches cause never room in fridge. I knew multiple coworkers that got hotels to stay in and took train back home for weekends because it was cheaper than living close to work or didn’t want to uproot family.
Savings in those cases well outweighs 20%.
b3an@lemmy.world 3 days ago
But the inconvenience of all that shit sounds horrible and unnecessary. Fuck commuting in traffic spewing CO2 to line some asshole’s pocket who doesn’t want me to have a normal standard of living.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 days ago
That’s why the 20% cut could be worth it. Now you can get more sleep in.
b3an@lemmy.world 3 days ago
No, that’s the stupidest shit. Why should you take a cut in pay?? What warped mind fuck world are you living where you think you have to give up a fifth of your wages for this right??
Sconrad122@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Sure, sure, so just rephrase the statement. Many workers believe working in the office justifies 25% additional compensation (80 to 100% of what they are paid today). That doesn’t mean workers shouldn’t be paid more, it’s just capturing the delta in compensation required to justify in person work
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 days ago
I’m paying a fifth of my wage commuting and eating lunches alone. Taking the cut is a net positive. Like the other commenters said it’s totally bs that it has to be considered at all. No pay cut since is Needed since productivity doesn’t go down.