Agreed.

our offices in SA are gradually turning into flats. Not nationalised, but I did propose it to our government.

Noise, smells, bad coffee, waste of time, can't do chores during my break...

That's just smart. Especially these days where the employees don't want free pizza Friday and a 20cent raise. They will quit for better conditions, benefits and not being forced to chit chat with random colleagues is a huge massive bonus. I think it's unreasonable to discuss anything not work related in work. I work there, I don't need friends and I have my own family. To point out any company who mentions we are family, RUN. Most families are toxic and dysfunctional even if pleasant there's always some skeletons. I decline to have my own family or work family part of my daily activities. All i come to do is my job for the paid time and then leave, no drinks, no chit chat, no games, after work team building etc. No no no. CEO is right!

Where I work, they've divided the "work from the office crowd" in 3 groups. Group 1: those that have to work from the office (they never stopped going in), group 2: those that want to go in the office (they are planning their return) and group 3: those who don't want to go back (we may have to go in once every 2 weeks... maybe...)

Nice to have such cheap fuel, its roughly $9.68 here currently and rising.

Don’t forget public transportation in big cities. They want you to use those as well. Plus the restaurant businesses which survive with office personnel.

Our governments supporting the oil industry? You don’t say!

We should think of it as a way to screw Russia and support Ukraine. If we suddenly drop our fuel usage, we could at least temporarily ditch our dependency on Russian imports!

Hilarious idea :-D

I've been working from home for 2.5 years now. I also am dealing with spinal issues that put me in the hospital last month. If I had to go in 5 days a week, I'd have to consider going out on disability. Working from home means I can keep working full-time. Even if some days that means taking more breaks and working later to make up the time. We have been called back into the office for 8 days a month next month, I'm working with my doctor's office to get FMLA paperwork allowing me to continue working from home.

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I agree. I have a friend who works case management and be occasionally has to go to the office for meetings or some paperwork.

I’m a teacher and I can’t work from home, but I do enjoy the lighter traffic for sure. You people continue to work from home because it makes our commutes so much easier 😁

I think I have FINALLY figured out what irks me so much about these interactions. (I'm autistic, it takes me longer). It's that the bosses talk to the employees like they are parents or something. There is no sense that the interactions or of two equal adults. These so-called managers think they just have the right to issue commands and the other person has to obey. That's just not how it works in the professional world. As indicated by the other person just quitting. Wish everyone who was treated this way had the same options.

By the time you arrive at your work you could already have worked 2 hours. If everyone promised to work 5 hours per week extra for free if they could WFH, all the employers would stop pressuring people to come in.

Depressing. And the vent isn't even strong enough to hang yourself, I bet.

The only pro of an office space is that the employer has better control over the employees. That's also the only reason why those employers don't want their staff to work from home. Has got nothing to do with "team play" or "short lines of communication", it's all about control.

I so wish that I had the skills to work from home. I run a biofuel plant, and gotta be there. I like my job, but f**k I hate that place. Been out with a back injury for a week, and oddly enough it's still the best week I've had in years. Since my kids were little, at least.

Remember seeing all the wild animals walking around? That was nice.

I guess they can write off more on taxes than they can collect in rent.

Maybe they can convert them in to affordable housing!!

Congrats!!

Exactly! Remote work is now a priority when looking at a job. If my current job force a return to the office, I'll quit in an instant since there's a lot of opening in my field. For now, my boss seems to want people back for "socializing" and "team building via socializing" purpose only. I call BS, they just don't want their nice office space to be wasted with nobody in it.

I think for most people the commute is the biggest con. It sets your routine but the traffic and cost isn't worth it.

Corp. Don't want to help you orake your life easier

This in a nutshell. In a lot of cases (mine included) it's more about the senior management team not trusting their employees to do their jobs at home unsupervised. I mean no one needs a manager who specialises in micromanagement if their workforce is working from home. Our place is also now trying to introduce timesheets / metrics, it's like living through the 90s all over again

"hoes"? seriously? maybe you don't belong at work?

Everyone should attach their resignation letter to that flyer.

To be fair, presidents of the USA have all been working from home, yes? Or how does the gig with the White House work?