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Re:Apple employees criticize work-from-home policy in open l... by lghh on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @01:51PM (#31251274)
And you still have that choice both under the model that the workers here are suggesting and in the greater economy.
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Re:Apple employees criticize work-from-home policy in open l... by warning26 on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @01:57PM (#31251337)
Problem is, when you give workers a choice to come into the office, it becomes a game theory problem that ultimately results in no one coming in.

"Why come to the office if none of my team members are there?"

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Re:Apple employees criticize work-from-home policy in open l... by fartcannon on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:04PM (#31251427)
If you strongly believe the office is valuable, surly there are others who agree with you. Those people will be there. Everyone else can work from home.
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Re:Apple employees criticize work-from-home policy in open l... by thaway2839 on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:14PM (#31252278)
Game theory shows that systems involving multiple people making decisions without coordination can very easily settle into subptimal equilibriums.

And that's almost certainly gonna be the case here.

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Re:Apple employees criticize work-from-home policy in open l... by ThalesX on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:58PM (#31252814)
What about time spent commuting?
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