Google employees who work from home could lose money

Re:Google employees who work from home could lose money by Retric on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @11:03AM (#28129706)

> Assuming usage of cars. Leave the US and generally public transportation is a thing used by most people. The trains/trams/buses still travel the same routes and times as before-pandemic times.

Across the US and presumably the world mass transit reduced service in response to reduced ridership. If WFH becomes more common that will definitely cover more areas as schedules very much are based on demand. Ex: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-mta-subw...

> IMO it's futile to even try to calculate this value globally.

Electricity is directly measured at the grid level and 2020 saw a clear reduction, how much of that relates to WFH is more questionable.

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Re:Google employees who work from home could lose money by ghaff on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @11:25AM (#28129967)

And then people stop using it as much and, in many cases, drive instead because transit becomes less attractive.

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Re:Google employees who work from home could lose money by Retric on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:21PM (#28130733)

Most people I know avoid using cramped rush hour transit when they can. So overall more steady state operation is likely to make public transit more appealing. Even if they cut back from a train every 8 minutes to one every 15 during rush hour.

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