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End of an era: Zoom tells employees to return to office for work (nypost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I guess this could just as easily be posted in an anti-work community

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They've invested a lot of money in office real estate and hate that it's going to waste.

But see this makes no sense. The money invested is gone (or contractually tied up). Using it won't make it a good investment.

It's like if you bought a car and then moved somewhere where you're like 1 minute walking from work, the grocery store, the hair salon,.and the best restaurants, and you never travel otherwise. The money spent on the car is objectively wasted. Using your car unnecessarily to drive places you (a) wouldn't normally go to or (b) don't need a car to get to is not only pointless, but actually costs MORE MONEY because of gas and maintenance (or for a building, energy and cleaning).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's more to it. Companies are getting tax breaks and tax exemptions to bring in people to the office to "stimulate" the ecconony.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ahh. Didn't know about the tax breaks. Makes sense. You know, as much as if "makes sense" to be forcing people to spend more time and money traveling instead of working or spending time with their families.