Why do so many people want us back in the office?

Re:Why do so many people want us back in the office? by vonseel on Saturday September 12, 2020 @07:14PM (#24456729)

The delta in utilities, in a place like Texas, during the summer months, is certainly not trivial. Relative to a tech workers salary, sure, a hundred bucks per month isn’t that much, but it’s costing me a lot more to keep my house cool through 100F days all summer long than it would if I let the thermostat go to 80F during the workday.

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Re:Why do so many people want us back in the office? by phillip_cypher on Saturday September 12, 2020 @07:44PM (#24456908)

Not to mention the flipside. Living in Minnesota, I have to use my furnace all day when I work from home for many months out of the year. Natural gas isn't cheap, yet an electric heater would probably even be more expensive on my electric bill.

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Re:Why do so many people want us back in the office? by paulryanrogers on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:07AM (#24458234)

Does everyone in the living space leave for the day? At my place someone is always home most of everyday anyway.

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Re:Why do so many people want us back in the office? by vonseel on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:46AM (#24459430)

I live alone, so if I were going to an office, yeah

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Re:Why do so many people want us back in the office? by aembleton on Sunday September 13, 2020 @06:59AM (#24460012)

How much was the commute costing you though?

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