Employers offering remote and hybrid work options hire new talent more quickly than companies making employees to return to the office.
  • Mrkawfee
    95·
    11 months ago

    Commuting is also a nightmare. Thats 1-2 hours a day of slog to get to an arbitrary location to do a job that I could do at home. Combine this with school drop offs and pick ups and the ability to do life admin during the week instead of cramming it all on a Saturday with everyone else like pre COVID and WFH is a winner.

    • EricHill78@lemmy.world
      21·
      11 months ago

      I love those benefits. I would be extremely upset if I had to go back to the office. I’m more comfortable at home and I’m able to help my wife care for my son who is special needs. I save on gas and wear and tear on my car. The fact that I can listen to my music while just wearing shorts and a t-shirt was a game changer. IMO people in general suck and it’s nice not to have to interact with them face to face on a daily basis. Some of my coworkers say they miss being in the office. I think they’re nuts.

    • Rolivers@discuss.tchncs.de
      11·
      11 months ago

      Also for people that can’t WFH. I’m stuck in a traffic jam every day because of office workers that arbitrarily have to go to office.

    • Saneless@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      11 months ago

      7 hours a week and I didn’t even have that bad of a drive.

      $50 in gas. $50 in food minimum. That’s happiness lost + costs increased.

      I had 2 offers and one was not only a 15k bump vs the other, but the lower one was in the office 2 days a week. That was a pretty easy decision