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Return-to-office orders look like a way for rich, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees (www.businessinsider.com)
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Return-to-office orders look like a way for rich, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees::White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.

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[โ€“] Staccato@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh, that may play a role for the big firms, but most of the small to mid sized businesses just lease their real estate. They'd realistically come out ahead by downsizing their offices.

I think what we are seeing is management really struggling to adapt and find reliable metrics for performance management as well as to promote employee retention and engagement without the social bonds of an office culture.

[โ€“] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Small companies are often under long leases. Our landlord was quite flexible and let us break the lease if we did the work to find a new tenant, but most wouldn't be.

And yes we are coming out ahead, by quite a lot.. offices aren't cheap even the tiny one we tried to use temporarily.. have now ditched that and gone totally remote.