Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by mullingitover on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @09:22PM (#26575467)

This is the definition if a win-win then, because I would take a pay cut to keep working from home (not planning to mention this in salary negotiations). I definitely don't feel like I'm being exploited by saving my company a few bucks and saving irreplaceable moments of my life that I'd waste commuting. The lack of commute is the real kicker, driving to work costs me money, and it's a life-endangering activity.

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Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by tayo42 on Thursday March 25, 2021 @02:57AM (#26577211)

> saving my company a few bucks and saving irreplaceable moments of my life that I'd waste commuting.

I bet if you actually considered the commute as part of your paid time to calculate an hourly rate, a lot of people probably come ahead when switching to wfh despite "renting their space" or whatever.

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Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by asdff on Thursday March 25, 2021 @01:44PM (#26583185)

Depends on how you commuted to work. If you biked to work you just lost your cardio gym membership baked into your day.

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Re:Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despi... by randomdude402 on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:28PM (#26575892)

This is it. I actually took a small pay cut this year to work for a company that is guaranteed remote friendly.

The peace of mind knowing that these guys already had remote engineers before the pandemic and a good workflow, and having a job that is officially and permanently remote is absolutely worth a few thousand bucks to me.

I was dreading going back to the office, even if only a day or two a week.

Counting the commute I would have otherwise been going back to with my previous company that was super excited to get asses back in seats, I'm probably actually getting paid more per hour of my time dedicated to work activities.

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