return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years agoReturning to the office is 'wildly more expensive' today than in 2019—here's how much people are spendingwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down15
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minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·2 years agoWouldn’t be nearly enough to get me back in an office. The benefits of working full time from home are worth far more than $5k/yr.
minus-squareMasterBlaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·2 years agoEspecially if you have kids. Daycare adds $1300-$1500 per month for one child.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoDaycare, vehicle ownership and maintenance costs, commute time…
minus-squareinsaneinthemembrane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoBeing sick because people come in with their fucking germs.
minus-squarecyberpunk007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhich is also a peek for the business because some call in sick when they have a cold and you could still work from home…
minus-squareGrindingGears@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYou still need daycare if you have kids at home, remote or not. You can’t honestly tell me you are getting work done with your kids at home, unless they are like >9
minus-squareClasm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoHeck, I remember a company car being with around $8k salary-wise a few years ago. That was just for fuel & maintenance.
minus-squarengdev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoyeah 5k is what, barely over $400 a month? so for free groceries essentially this person would skip out on remote work lol
Wouldn’t be nearly enough to get me back in an office. The benefits of working full time from home are worth far more than $5k/yr.
Especially if you have kids. Daycare adds $1300-$1500 per month for one child.
Daycare, vehicle ownership and maintenance costs, commute time…
Being sick because people come in with their fucking germs.
Which is also a peek for the business because some call in sick when they have a cold and you could still work from home…
You still need daycare if you have kids at home, remote or not. You can’t honestly tell me you are getting work done with your kids at home, unless they are like >9
Heck, I remember a company car being with around $8k salary-wise a few years ago. That was just for fuel & maintenance.
yeah 5k is what, barely over $400 a month? so for free groceries essentially this person would skip out on remote work lol