Employers offering remote and hybrid work options hire new talent more quickly than companies making employees to return to the office.
  • Misconduct@startrek.website
    53·
    1 year ago

    I couldn’t believe how much more time it felt like I had in the day just cutting out the short work commute. You don’t really realize the extent of how much time you waste going into work until it’s gone. Even a short commute adds up quick when you include all the time to get ready in the morning and decompress at night. Plus all the extra maintenance on a daily driver and gas… Companies making people go into the office when it’s not even necessary are just power hungry morons. That’s all there is to it.

    • edric@lemm.ee
      42·
      1 year ago

      Yup. I have meetings at 8AM. If I had to do them in the office, I’ll have to be up at 6AM to get ready and leave to be able to get to the office in time. If I do it at home, I wake up at 7:50, which gives me almost 2 hours of extra sleep.

      If I leave the office at 5PM, I’ll get home around 6PM. At home, I can log off as soon as the clock strikes 5, and now I have an extra hour of time to do whatever.

      That adds up to around 3 hours a day that I save from not commuting to an office.

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      And for many, half an hour primping in order to be seen in public. I guess if you’re still in vid convos that somewhat still applies, but for others, now you can lay around in your underwear and stink and still get work done.

      • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        If you have complicated health problems that can increase the amount of time done “primping” as well. I generally have to be awake three to four hours before I have to be anywhere and it’s a fucking nightmare.

      • Misconduct@startrek.website
        3·
        1 year ago

        Working from home made me decide that I will never wear uncomfortable clothes again. I’ve seen the other side I will never go back

    • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
      5·
      1 year ago

      I went from commuting 1-3 hours a day to zero commute. It is unbelievable how much of a quality of life improvement it is.

      I am grateful I worked in a couple offices before switching to fully remote for my next few jobs, because it showed me how much better remote working is for me.

    • KzadBhat@feddit.de
      5·
      1 year ago

      The traveling time I’m saving by working from home, is directly reinvested into having a walk with the lady and the dogs, including sitting on a bench in the sunshine including a coffee, and if the mood is right, we’re staying for my first meeting at 10:00, …

      Money can’t buy this, …

    • Astroturfed@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s not just the commute even, my “morning routine” is maybe 10 minutes if I’m not going into the office, 30+ if I am. Need to make myself “presentable”, pack some food, make a to go coffee. When I’m able to just snack and make coffee during downtime waiting for replies etc at the office it’s so much easier, I get another hour of sleep if I need it…