WFH is officially dead; RTO is in. How did we fumble so badly?

How did we go from remote work being the default, to now it being an extreme rarity?

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We didn’t fumble it. We had the ball stripped out of our hands.

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"We" didn't fumble anything. We kept everything running remotely, only for private equity and holding companies to flip out when their business model couldn't adapt as well, and strong-armed corporate leaders to force everyone back to the office to prop up their commercial real estate holdings.

It's never been about productivity or even what makes sense, only about corporate greed.

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Yep they loved it when it worked for them. The same CEOs that said it doesn't work for their business before the pandemic changed real quick when it would affect the bottom line.

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Yeah let’s all strap on our job helmets, squeeze down into a job cannons, and fire off into Jobland where jobs grow on jobbies.

Hi, WFH here. Just wanna say I do NOT identify as dead. I may be single approaching 30 but that is not an indication of my aliveness at this moment

It’s an easy way to force people out, still lots of remote work available do people look for other opportunities. Downsizing is still needed after COVID

By not actually “working” and spending too much time doing other things.

I don't know what you all are talking about. I've been fully remote since 2020. I turned down roles that are in office. I'll consider 2 days a week in office for a pay bump. Otherwise, I have done the best work of my career in my own office. And I have room here for anyone who needs to see me face to face to drop by.

If your job explicitly notes fully remote that’s fine, I’m just curious if people are really expecting to never go to an office ever again? Have your own boundaries ie. weekly or biweekly meeting days, but there are benefits to meeting in person form most industries.

The power dynamic is always this brutal

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