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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Exactly.

3.25$ X 2 for the metro fare. Approx 5$ for a cup of coffee 25-30$ for lunch. A few bucks more on maybe a drink or a snack.

This adds up.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you have to dress formally, you have to have nice clothes and a cleaning bill.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My clothes from before the pandemic still fit at least. But I had to buy new socks because the elastics were all dried up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You sure that's elastic?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

To be fair, there's no reason someone needs to purchase coffee and lunch when working in an office. Both can be easily packed from home.

Although many workers have to commute by car, which would offset a portion of those savings.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess this is going to depend heavily on the kind of job you have.

My workplace provides coffee of the highest quality, breakfast, snacks and all kinds of drinks. I also get access to ~$10 per day to spend on lunch - which to be fair doesn't really cover the whole cost any more - but still, it helps. I also bike to work, so there's not really any cost there to speak of.

Depending on how creatively you decide to do your accounting, I arguably gain from going to the office. Then again, I could spend 5 days at home if I wanted without any problems. I'm choosing to go in anyways though

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The last time I was in an office regularly they gave us a free buffet lunch every day. Then we got bought by a big company and it turned into soup and salad. Then we got sandwiches. Then they stopped it entirely. Then I quit.