Or c, keep just enough office space to create rolling “layoffs” as people are asked to return to the office.
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Anyone who does not understand the sunk cost fallacy should not be in management.
You’ve spent $x on office space. You can:
A. Use it, and make your employees hate working for you or
B. Let it go unused, and your employees are happier to continue working for you.
The money is spent either way. The only difference is morale, which does in fact directly contribute to your bottom line.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Step 1: Hire staff
Step 2: Train staff to do job
Step 3: COVID! Oh no! Everyone work from home.
Step 4: ???
Step 5: Fire staff to save money.
Step 6: Profit.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 1 month ago
It’s nice to find the rant in your head written out. A previous employer of mine dropped two properties in favor of a store front.
Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 1 month ago
C. Sublet out the property and make back the cost of the lease or even a bit of profit.
grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
They can’t depreciate the assets and use them as a deduction if it doesn’t count as an office expense. That only qualifies if a threshhold minimum number of workers spend a threshhold minimum amount of time in the office.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
There have to be relationships at play or something like that. Or saving face. Maybe investments?
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 month ago
IMO, it’s worse than that. It’s not like creating a digital product, paying for a Super Bowl ad, etc. Those desks, phones, computers all still exist and can be sold. Not to mention the real estate! The slightest bit of foresight and planning and these companies could easily offset any costs they’re paying, but no; they only focus on the correct fiscal quarter…
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 month ago
C. Get rid of what you don’t need so that everyone is happy
Sabin10@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When you are locked in to a 3/5/10 year lease for the space, that’s not actually an option. Most leases signed pre covid should be up by now but clueless management probably renewed anyways.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And the really big corporations own their buildings. You think the company locked into leases are mad? The companies who own the building are pissed! Some have a multi million dollar building that’s losing value faster than the speed of light.
whostosay@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Good. Turn that shit into housing.
Auli@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
What big company owns their building. Most I k ow build it then sell it to a management company then lease the space back. There is some accounting reason for this.
makyo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Are sublets not an option?
blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You mean sell it for money and actually make more profit while everyone is happy? Preposterous!