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Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It

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Re: Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It

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Yeah, as soon as I see that 2 days a month thing, I'm not applying for the position. That's my only critique.

Why is this getting downvoted? The parent asked for critique and they got critique. I worked for a company that did something similar to this, most of the day was spent “team building” and it was painful. The fun bit was going to the pub after. I’d say the best thing to do is to not organise any activities and just make time and space for people to hang out. The people who want to come will come, and for the people w…

I hate the team building stuff so much. Every ounce of enthusiasm always feels incredibly fake to me, no matter what. It feels like sales people trying to include the engineers because they see them in a corner trying to avoid being included, and don't realize that it's their preference.

Re: Return to Office Is Bullshit and Everyone Knows It

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Let's not forget 4. Politicians You have several from major cities (NYC, SF, etc.) saying on the record that they are going to speak to CEO's and push for RTO so that downtowns, local businesses, and neighborhoods can go back to "normal."

Yeah, and what I find funny is people acting like that's a stupid thing for them to be saying. Not everybody works or can work in an office. Not everybody can work in tech. Cities are symbiotic, they offer employment to both knowledge workers and non-knowledge workers. Sorry but you can't just write off the needs of that 50% of the population that aren't techcels. Yes, you will come back to cities, yes, you will re-c…

You do realize that most of the service workers in major cities can't even afford to live in the neighborhoods that they work in right? They often have to commute from other cities or parts of the city which aren't at all close.

Perhaps this will make things go to how they should be, which means that you work locally because that's where the demand for your services is.

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