AT&T joins companies demanding full time return to office because it’s not about the money, it’s about the message

[Jman]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/t-dumping-hybrid-follows-amazon-105632045.html

I fully believe this has NOTHING to do with efficiency and a lot to do with pressure from real estate/local government, and company culture wanting a sense of control.

Edited Wednesday at 04:59 PM by Jman

[Master-Debater131]

Its actually about reducing the number of employees without having to pay severance or unemployment when they quit rather than being fired.

[Jman]

4 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said:

Its actually about reducing the number of employees without having to pay severance or unemployment when they quit rather than being fired.

That too.  But when local governments are doing it (Unions negotiated with NYC for a hybrid schedule after Mayor Pigshit demanding a full time return to office) the weight of pissed off landlords was clear.

Edited Wednesday at 05:09 PM by Jman

[Raptorpat]

Can't read the full article but I think you're on point with regards to government.

Local gov't (NYC in particular) wants to be responsive to all the convenience store and lunchtime restaurants etc. that built their business around catering to office dwellers who disappeared overnight, as well as the deep-pocketed real estate industry feeling that hit in demand.

Are there merits to in-person versus remote, when it's all office work that's done on a computer? Yeah sure in some cases, but it's not really fair to the worker when they are being forced to commute because someone else made an investment with the expectation of that worker being in proximity during lunchtime.

[Master-Debater131]

2 minutes ago, Jman said:

That too.  But when local governments are doing it (Unions negotiated with NYC for a hybrid schedule after Mayor Pigshit demanding a full time return to office) the weight of pissed off landlords was clear.

True. And theres a lower tax base in local govs now with people not going out to lunch or consuming products within a city's tax jurisdiction. I know downtown out here is having huge problems right now because people are abandoning the city to work remote and stay in the suburbs and surrounding areas. Short of sporting events and conventions, a lot of people just dont go downtown anymore. Work was the draw, and most places are sticking with at least a somewhat hybrid option right now. Job market is too tight to force return to work without losing a lot of people.

[stilgar]

 

WWLD

[1pooh4u]

This is, like you said, all bullshit to get $$ back in the hands of landlords and other businesses that depend upon nothing changing ever but meanwhile that min wager worker has to give up their job to AI or automation. Fuck the landlords because AT&T is another company in a long list that will not pay their workers more to reflect the extra expenses they now have because they’re forced to commute to a job that can be done entirely through remote work 

Do I feel bad for the small business owners that are impacted. I guess but I gotta believe that $ shifted closer to home. Sometimes shit just doesn’t work out. If the business owner can’t adapt to the change that shouldn’t mean throwing out remote work because businesses are failing. Figure it tf out instead of inconveniencing thousands of people