News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Google is saving $1B per year as a result of employees working from home. Parent comment

Re:Google is saving $1B per year as a result of employees wo... by orangecat on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @09:40PM (#26976512)
Heck, I'm an introvert and I recognize that the increased friction in communication has a significant negative impact.

I'm also a bit put off by the "it's so great not having a commute" people. Commuting does suck, but they voluntarily signed up for it. Meanwhile those that chose tiny apartments near their offices didn't sign up for spending all day in cramped quarters trying to work from a couch.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google is saving $1B per year as a result of employees wo... by EvilEy3 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:23AM (#26978312)
> Meanwhile those that chose tiny apartments near their offices didn't sign up for spending all day in cramped quarters trying to work from a couch.

They literally did. I don't see any difference between choosing living an hour from work or choosing living in a cramped up flat near work.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Google is saving $1B per year as a result of employees wo... by ric2b on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:06AM (#26979275)
No, the point was that the choice of where to live was made before the pandemic sent people to work from home.
[ Parent | on HN ]