Goldman-Sachs: WAGIES ARE REFUSING TO GO BACK INTO THE CAGIE
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So many got actually be with their family. You save on commute time. No rush hour. You get to know your kids. I find many now prefer jobs where they can work from home rather than go work in an office that always has that one or two annoying co-workers that love to cause drama.
I imagine the DS hates all these parents who are actually around their kids now. Can't have that.
I remember thinking when this first started there would be this kind of backlash -- but not at such a high rate.
Once ppl figure out how to have more quality time with their loved ones, they are loathe to give it up.
I think we've also seen a higher rate of side gigs and full time transition to small businesses as ppl realize other options give them more freedom and enough $ to make it. (and maybe more stability when they see their company commit hari kari in the name of "safety" or "equity".
The missus was "essential" so I didn't get to spend any extra time with her but the lack of time wasted on commuting and being able to have home-cooked lunches every day was great for me. Plus my pets certainly loved me being around.
One downside though was that all communications going through Teams and such made it harder to have the "off the record" conversations that come in useful for red-pilling coworkers.
glad it was mostly positive for you. yea, my husband never worked from home during covid. but he made it clear to upper management that ENFORCED mask requirements would result in losing the entire management team.