Someone has to foot the bill for empty offices

Re:Someone has to foot the bill for empty offices by greggman3 on Thursday June 10, 2021 @04:19PM (#27465261)

nice to be rich or live somewhere where you can have a nice office space in your home. I've never lived anywhere where my home was better than my office for work. My last job I had 4 workstation class machines at my desk. 2 Windows boxes, one Mac Pro, One Linux workstation. 3 monitors. I don't have room for all of that at any place I've ever lived. In fact I barely had room for 1. Add to that a PlayStation and/or Xbox Dev kit and space for its display.

to each their own

can't wait to get back to the office.

and I'm not willing to go live in some non walking friendly suburbia for a large house.

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Re:Someone has to foot the bill for empty offices by not_jd_salinger on Thursday June 10, 2021 @05:08PM (#27465885)

> nice to be rich

You don't have to be rich at all to have a nice office, you just need the flexibility to not have to be required to live in one of a handful a major metro areas where work is located.

That's why we're in a housing boom, because you can pay 50% over asking for more than 2x your living space, and reduce your monthly housing payment 20% or more.

I'll have saved enough from moving to afford all of the office equipment you describe just in the difference between my old rent and current mortgage... not to mention that every tech company I've worked at would gladly provide that setup to remote employees that needed it.

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Re:Someone has to foot the bill for empty offices by erellsworth on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @03:12PM (#27520100)

My home office consists of a laptop, wireless keyboard/mouse, a monitor and a table to put it on. That's all I need. I could even get by with just the laptop if I wanted to or had to. I make good money but I'm nowhere near rich by US standards.

I get it though, everyone has different preferences and/or requirements.

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