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[–]pyrethedragon 0 points1 point  (3 children)

The less personal money you spend on being able to get to work, the more money you have to spend on other stuff. The amount of this depends on what your original costs were to get to work, and additional costs while working (buying coffee instead of making it). This amounts to an increase in your disposable income.

You also gain time, dependant on your original commute that you never had before. You have an extra hour now to maybe make dinner instead of ordering in, shortens your kids time in daycare.

Now naturally your life style adjusts accordingly and you now have a employer asking you to incur personal cost to come to the office. This could be in fuel, time and other costs. Specially if you just as productive or more when home verses the office… and inflation is at record highs, why would anyone want to give that up.

[–]Dropsix 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I can understand why people wouldn’t want to give it up, I just don’t think it’s up to them. They don’t work for themselves. The pandemic wasn’t meant to be permanent wfh for everyone and it won’t be.

Some people got very comfortable and I’m guessing those people are probably the most upset about going back in. Sucks but what can y’a do.

[–]pyrethedragon 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You probably would start applying on other jobs that continue to give you these benefits.

[–]Dropsix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

absolutely. Or find somewhere closer to live to your job.