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The absurdity of the return-to-office movement
Submitted 9 months ago by bot@lemmy.smeargle.fans [bot] to hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/22/opinions/remote-work-jobs-bergen/index.html
philo@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Let’s see if I understand this right. Some people of the younger more entitled generation feel that their employers that made adjustments so employees may work from home during the covid pandemic, feel that since the pandemic has ended employers are now obligated to allow those entitled brats to remain working from home? Sounds reasonable 🤣
Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
It’s actually some people from the older more entitled generation feel that their employees that had schedules adjusted to allow work from home during covid, feel that since the pandemic has ended employees must come back to office and work under direct supervision in their pretty fiefdom, AND be entitled to their employees’ unpaid time commuting even though WFH is more efficient and better for most employees. Sounds reasonable 🤣
One of the reasons companies are pushing for return to office is simply because WFH scares middle managers because they can’t keep constant watch over everyone and see the faces of subordinates at all times. It puts them in a very precarious position to learn that most people are still productive even without their constant breathing down everyone’s necks. They want to return to a worse past because it was a setup they were just personally more comfortable with even though it comes at the expense of workers’ well-being both mental and physical.
Also, consider the commercial real estate market! If people work from home then just think of how all those property investment portfolios will suffer; the absolute horror of it all!
philo@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Let me guess, you got fired from McDonalds?
pokemaster787@ani.social 9 months ago
I’ll bite, what’s the reason you think people have to go into the office if they get their work done more efficiently not doing so?
Do the employees somehow owe their free time to the employers? Should we kiss their boots while we’re at it?
philo@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Did you skip over the part where I said the adjustments were made so the employees could continue to work during the covid pandemic. They were TEMPORARY. Are you one of the entitled who think they don’t have to listen and do what they are told by an employer (as long as it isn’t illegal or dangerous).
CylustheVirus@beehaw.org 9 months ago
Congratulations on joining several thousand years worth of old farts whining about the entitled young folk. What a devastatingly original take.