For the sake of argument, let's say that COVID is over. Let's say that it has been eradicated. OK, awesome. I'm really struggling to wrap my head around the fact why that means we have to round up all of the office workers and force them to return to their little cubicles ASAP, when the past two years have been one of the greatest developments in the workers rights movement since the 40 hour work week.
It really just seems like the bourgeois (and PMC) want to strip away every bit of autonomy over our own lives we've gained since the beginning of this pandemic (and this is just for those of us who are privileged enough to work remotely)
My company literally just announced a plan to phase out hybrid work (two days in the office, three days remote) with the hopes of eventually returning to normal (five days a week in the office).
How is this shit sticking
A friend of mine hates working from home. She's completely compliant with COVID stuff, doesn't complain, but her company only works from home now and it drives her crazy not actually speaking to anyone for 8 hours of the day. I would never wanna work in an office if I could work from home, but I understand that coworkers are sometimes the main socialization that people have.
There’s also a lot of people who live in studio apartments or small spaces with kids, roommates, family, for whom a return to the office would be a positive if commute isn’t bad. I think a middle ground could exist but not for the reasons blue checks, CEOs, an politicians say
Just to be clear, do you mean she hates working from home?
Yeah.
at least 10x a day i would shout over my cube "hey coworker, real quick, is this how i do this" and now i can't do that, which means 10x a day i just don't do things i would otherwise do