I have 3 family members that got to start the work from home thing around COVID. Every one of them lost their job within 3 years. 2 of them are having a hard time finding employment again, one being unemployed for nearing a year now. I think a little part people might not be accounting for is that if WFH really makes people more efficient, then guess what? You don’t need as many staff. So hilariously enough WFH means you can downsize, then mandating a return to office means you can shit can people that don’t wanna RTO. Matter of time before that sort of crap catches up to a company and they find out all their good staff is gone. But what do I know I’m just speculating. My job could never be WFH as I am a mechanic, and “lucky” me mechanics are so in demand I can’t throw a rock without hitting another employer begging to hire me.
I have 3 family members that got to start the work from home thing around COVID. Every one of them lost their job within 3 years. 2 of them are having a hard time finding employment again, one being unemployed for nearing a year now. I think a little part people might not be accounting for is that if WFH really makes people more efficient, then guess what? You don’t need as many staff. So hilariously enough WFH means you can downsize, then mandating a return to office means you can shit can people that don’t wanna RTO. Matter of time before that sort of crap catches up to a company and they find out all their good staff is gone. But what do I know I’m just speculating. My job could never be WFH as I am a mechanic, and “lucky” me mechanics are so in demand I can’t throw a rock without hitting another employer begging to hire me.