The average employee returning to the office spends $561 per month–that's the average two-person household’s grocery bill in the U.S. for the entire month.
It’s past time for commute time to be paid for by our employers. If they want to save money on paying for people’s commutes, they should pay us enough to live closer to our workplaces, or allow us to work from home.
Literally this. My employer has been vocally against wfh for all roles except IT, and recently my manager told me they are relocating the office an hour away from my house and asked me if I was going to “grow with them.” I asked them “what kind of pay increase is on the table?” And they huffed and said “none.” And they got mad at me for asking the question. I’m not subsidizing the cost of your relocation, I’m not taking on 2 hours a day of unpaid commute time not even including the time it takes to get dressed/ready and out the door versus 20-30 minutes per day at present. If I can do it at home, let me, if I need to commute fucking PAY me for the time wasted for this bs. 😤
It’s past time for commute time to be paid for by our employers. If they want to save money on paying for people’s commutes, they should pay us enough to live closer to our workplaces, or allow us to work from home.
Literally this. My employer has been vocally against wfh for all roles except IT, and recently my manager told me they are relocating the office an hour away from my house and asked me if I was going to “grow with them.” I asked them “what kind of pay increase is on the table?” And they huffed and said “none.” And they got mad at me for asking the question. I’m not subsidizing the cost of your relocation, I’m not taking on 2 hours a day of unpaid commute time not even including the time it takes to get dressed/ready and out the door versus 20-30 minutes per day at present. If I can do it at home, let me, if I need to commute fucking PAY me for the time wasted for this bs. 😤