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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by varispeed on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:20AM (#33764014)
> were willing to put 5-10% of their income in exchange for work from home.

Why? The company is going to use your home as an office and they should be paying that 5-10% extra. Why business paying corporate landlord for office space is okay, but when Joe Public offers his own lowly place then it's a no no? When people don't recognise their value, they are prime for being exploited.

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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by bluesign on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:26AM (#33764096)
There is no inherit value, it is determined by market, mostly supply and demand.
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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by zach_garwood on Sunday November 27, 2022 @12:03PM (#33764456)
Maybe you folks don't have to pay property taxes, but in the US we do, and that's a pretty clear indication of an "inherent value".
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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by bluesign on Sunday November 27, 2022 @12:28PM (#33764694)
Sorry if it was not clear, I meant value of work.
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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by agsamek on Sunday November 27, 2022 @12:04PM (#33764464)
We did the experiment to check if people are serious about WFH. There is a lot of work to make it happen inside a company. In particular to treat remote people as first class citizens. WFH was also a choice after covid and not necessity.

With a pay cut we are sure people are serious about WFH and not only demanding.

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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by varispeed on Sunday November 27, 2022 @06:00PM (#33767920)
> With a pay cut we are sure people are serious about WFH and not only demanding.

How that correlates with "seriousness"?

Wouldn't pay rise equally make sure people are serious about it?

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Re:A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no ... by pnt12 on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @07:12AM (#33786558)
In that case, I'd be seriously considering moving to another company.
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