Ashe DrydenThe people advocating for a return to the office and an end to remote work seem to almost always be rich, white, cishet, abled men who, if they have children, have a spouse that picks up their slack. Remote work is more accessible, inclusive, and safe for marginalized people. https://fortune.com/2023/05/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-remote-work-mistake-return-to-office/
Misuse Case@ashedryden Also these rich people can afford to live within walking distance of the office. Most of us can’t. They basically want control over our time, not just in the hours they pay us for but in the time we commute that they don’t pay us for.
catch@MisuseCase @ashedryden also quite a lot of them turn out to be commercial landlords, like Alan Sugar.
Grinning Cat 
🚫👑Cory Doctorow on the higher “time tax” #poor people pay:
“The richer you are, the more your time is your own – not only are many systems arranged with your convenience in mind, but you also command the social power to do something about systems that abuse your time.
For example: if you live in most American cities, public transit is slow, infrequent and overcrowded. Without a car, you lose hours every day to a commute spent standing on a lurching bus. And while a private car can substantially shorten that commute, people who can afford taxis or Ubers get even more time every day.
There’s a thick anthropological literature on the ways that cash-poverty translates into #TimePoverty. […]”
MUCH more at the link, including unsurprising suggestions for making things better: https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/10/my-time/
@grinningcat @ashedryden also when you are really poor, like “needing public benefits” poor, lots of people and institutions make it a point to disrespect your time IMO.