Bosses mean it this time: Return to the office or get a new job!
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As office occupancy rates stagnate, employers are giving up on perks and turning to threats.

Bosses mean it this time: Return to the office or get a new job! — As office occupancy rates stagnate, employers are giving up on perks and turning to threats::undefined

  • Rooty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    532·
    10 months ago

    At this point businesses have two options:

    • Bite the bullet, terminate lease agreements and pay the fines associated, then advertise yourself as a full remote company and attract global talent.
    • Be penny wise and pound foolish, stomp your feet, slowly hemmorage the best employees until you’re left with people whose only talent is playing office politics.

    We’ll see how this plays out in the long run, it wouldn’t be out of character for the owner class to start needling their pet politicians to devalue currency even more to put those pesky workers in their place.

    • imperator3733@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      There is another option:

      • Downsize the office to better fit with the number of people who do actually want to be in the office, either full or part time, and don’t cause a huge ruckus about people who prefer to work remotely.

      At my job, most people are in the office 2-3 days a week, but there are a few who are there nearly every day. We also have some people who are remote/WFH, including a few who are remote even though they live very near by.

    • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      10 months ago

      owner class to start needling their pet politicians to devalue currency

      Literally no capital investment firm would ever do that. This severely weakens their positions for growth via M&A and limits their ability to globalize trade.

    • Subverb@lemmy.worldEnglish
      675·
      10 months ago

      Says a person that doesn’t know the difference between “you’re” and “your”. Not very persuasive.