it's a good day to think about whose voices we hear in the "back to the office' power grab. it's a good day to think about what 'back to the office' costs workers in time, child care, commuting, clothing, and about a million other things. back to the office is a pay cut, you'll never convince me otherwise.
Remote work, by some estimates, is the equivalent of an over 10% pay raise. It is also a cost saving to corporations.
It has a host of knock off effects too.
By moving away from major cities, corporations saw their labor demands decline as workers found less expensive homes.
Reminder: Remote work is a cost saving to both workers & corporations.
Why would a corporation fight to keep expensive downtown real estate leases?
Wall Street
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-investing-commercial-real-estate-valuations/