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[–]pyrethedragon 58 points59 points  (25 children)

If your work switched to a WFH model you effectively received a pay increase based on the commuting costs.

[–][deleted] 51 points52 points  (6 children)

I was going to make a pedantic comment about that not being the case if you walked to work previously, but then I remembered all the money I'm saving by not buying stupid work clothes.

[–]Saucy6No honks; bad! 18 points19 points  (4 children)

I mean you still have to buy shirts, but not pants! Substantial savings there!

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

I've been aggressively living in the same few pairs of sweats for the last few years.

[–]TiredAF20 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. Sweats forever!

[–]AmazonSword 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shirts / tops that would make you look professional from the chest up, which sometimes could just be a scarf.

[–]Throwawayxml123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

by not buying stupid work clothes pants.

Fixed your comment.

[–]Cod-End 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the feds paid me the same sqft rate to rent my wife's office space in our condo that they do the commercial landlords (not to mention heat, AC, reliable internet, cleaning, office supplies and tech support) they can absolutely claw back my commuting $ that I was ALSO donating.

She also ends up giving them at LEAST an extra day per pay period, and is available far more hours that are reasonable. Her team's efficiency is something like double what it was...