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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by WalterBright on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:12PM (#28019909)
> companies are abandoning office spaces in favor of full remote for months now

On the other hand, traffic during rush hour seems to have returned to as bad as it ever was.

Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by dv_dt on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:45PM (#28020178)
I think hn has a little bit of forgetful bias that their industry has probably the most amenable situation for remote work.
Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by mjevans on Saturday July 31, 2021 @01:49PM (#28020204)
All those new and used cars are now PPE bubbles and added freedom for people that previously took the bus or carpooled. If they make work at the office mandatory now we're going to see even worse than pre-pandemic commutes.
Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by RobertKerans on Saturday July 31, 2021 @02:13PM (#28020397)
[UK specifically] not seems, it has gone back to normal (as in pre-pandemic).