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Re:Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting ... by JacKTrocinskI on Saturday July 25, 2020 @07:42AM (#23948464)
They are benefiting from this just as much as you are. Remind your employer that he's also saving money by not having to pay for an expensive office space in the city center and all the things that go with it like hiring cleaning services or building staff. Any equipment you use to work on should be either reimbursed by him or factored into your salary as well (monitor, laptop, internet connection, office chair, desk, etc). There are a lot of bargaining chips, just depends on how you present them.
Re:Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting ... by wobbly_bush on Saturday July 25, 2020 @11:55AM (#23950113)
How would you convince someone like say FB about the benefits? There is no room for negotiation.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-employees-may-fac....

Re:Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting ... by JacKTrocinskI on Monday July 27, 2020 @04:33AM (#23963240)
I guess perspective matters, in my opinion an average engineer working at Facebook should be able to afford his own house in a nice neighborhood and be able to provide for his/her family so that they live well. If that's not the case then maybe engineers ought to start forming unions or demand profit sharing from companies.