Amazon plans to ‘return to an office-centric culture as our baseline’
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#2can't whip workers to work harder while they're at home
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#4If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago.
As it stands I feel like we're going to have to wait until all Silent Generation/Boomers retire before we can see real progressive change in this area.
Honestly it really speaks to poor management in general. If your only measure for project progress is "butts in seats," then you have no idea what is going on below you. It isn't like slacking off while physically at work isn't basically a meme already.
Companies would actually be more efficient if they communicated progress/expectations in a trackable way, telecommuting just forces that issue, but it is an issue regardless of where people are.
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#5I plan to remain in an home office centric culture as my baseline after pandemic.
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#6If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago. As it stands I feel like we're going to have to wait until all Silent Generation/Boomers retire before we can see real progressive change in this area. Honestly it really speaks to poor management in general. If your only measure for project progress is "butts in seats," then you have no id…
> If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting
I don't know how much a parking lot costs in terms of real estate but I'd guess it's absolutely massively expensive.
Also, property taxes don't they pretty directly pay for roads which are used for commuting?
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#7If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago. As it stands I feel like we're going to have to wait until all Silent Generation/Boomers retire before we can see real progressive change in this area. Honestly it really speaks to poor management in general. If your only measure for project progress is "butts in seats," then you have no id…
They do though, they pay me around $180 a month for an unlimited transit card (that I can’t use) and a transit debit card for Uber (that is currently capped because I also cannot use it). For most other folks that pays for parking.
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#8If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago. As it stands I feel like we're going to have to wait until all Silent Generation/Boomers retire before we can see real progressive change in this area. Honestly it really speaks to poor management in general. If your only measure for project progress is "butts in seats," then you have no id…
> If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago.
I personally lost money by working from home. My transportation costs were negligible, but I lost access to free food/drink and have to consume much more electricity at home.
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#9am i the only person excited about this (i dont work at amazon)
im pretty burned out on wfh
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#10If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago. As it stands I feel like we're going to have to wait until all Silent Generation/Boomers retire before we can see real progressive change in this area. Honestly it really speaks to poor management in general. If your only measure for project progress is "butts in seats," then you have no id…
There are plenty of boomers at companies that aren't last-century-model worshippers like Apple and Amazon that have recognized the insanity of offices.
I think this is more of a failure to adapt to the internet than anything related to one's age.