Damaging results of mandated return to the office: it’s worse than we thought

Re:Damaging results of mandated return to the office: it’s w... by losteric on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @11:33AM (#36957353)

Fresh grads, interns, and apprentices typically uproot their lives to move to tech hubs, as do older populations. That is the terrible effect - getting dropped in a strange new location with minimal network. Of course letting "locals" work remotely would make that situation worse, agreed.

So completely do away with tech hubs. People can continue to grow organically, they are free to stay or move as makes sense to them individually.

As a society, we should be striving to continue decoupling work from our identity.

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Re:Damaging results of mandated return to the office: it’s w... by ethbr0 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @11:39AM (#36957462)

And critically, housing prices.

New employees, at the bottom of the pay scale, are competing with employees making far more (with vesting) for homes.

Democratizing this across a larger number of cities (and towns!) seems healthy.

Disclaimer: Biased, as have to move regularly for spouse's job, so RTO wouldn't work for me.

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Re:Damaging results of mandated return to the office: it’s w... by spacemadness on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:44PM (#36959548)

I like that workers themselves need to “rebel” against the powers that be to solve this as we are completely incapable of improving the housing crisis otherwise. Nimbys, geriatric government ineptitude, and corporate investment is actively working against new home owners. It’s complete generational theft that seeks to turn everyone into a renter for life.

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