Scott FrancisFeb 21, 2024

“In other words: Forcing employees to work in an office doesn’t benefit companies, but does harm the lives of employees — at least in the short term.

More to the point: Most companies cannot show actual monetary benefits from RTO mandates. But most employees can show actual and significant monetary costs from RTO mandates.

In essence, these kinds of mandates represent a transfer of wealth from employees that their employers don’t even benefit from.”

Great piece from @MikeElgan https://www.computerworld.com/article/3712843/the-hidden-high-cost-of-return-to-office-mandates.html

The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates

If you force employees to commute and work in an office every day, you can expect to lose your best employees.

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Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

@darkuncle @MikeElgan It costs me 0p to cycle to work (and I'd then get enough exercise that I wouldn't have to go out cycling at weekends). I would be happy to return to the office if the employer were to guarantee a zero covid environment.

That's the "hidden cost" of RTO - the risk of death or disability from an avoidable disease.

Feb 21, 2024 at 10:40amWeb
Show threadJeff GriggFeb 21, 2024

@TimWardCam @darkuncle @MikeElgan

Yes, isn't it strange that the very real risk of being killed or disabled by diseases in the office environment is basically unmentionable?

(And the risk of bringing it home and killing or disabling loved ones.)

Show threadChris Wu 🪐Feb 21, 2024
@JeffGrigg @TimWardCam @darkuncle @MikeElgan yep, this never comes up in those communications and people who are obviously sick are coming into the office.