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It's how the bosses want it

Now that COVID is "over", a lot of employers (my own included) want all their staff back in the office, even though we were able to work remotely during the lockdown and there was talk in the media of remote working becoming the new norm.

I'm sure there are a number of factors here, e.g. they don't trust (at least some of) their staff to do a full day's work, or they feel that the social interaction is better for teamwork, or perhaps equipment needed for work is expensive and so needs to be accessible to everyone at any time, or maybe it's just in a manager's DNA to like to be able to gather people into a room for a quick chat or meeting at a moment's notice. I'm not a manager myself but from what I gather they don't actually like everyone being spread far and wide, even if they're connected virtually.

The only question remains, does this justify they cost of renting {space on} a fancy skyscraper? And the answer to that is that you simply adjust this cost so it does!

Besides, not all work can be done remotely. Fine if you're a software developer or a writer, but many jobs need access to equipment, materials, labs, etc. Even entertaining clients might be better done in a fancy looking office than over the Internet - you can treat them to expensive coffee or show off your luxurious toilets, show them your products in the flesh, etc. These would all require that the employee comes to the company to do the work.

It's how the bosses want it

Now that COVID is "over", a lot of employers (my own included) want all their staff back in the office, even though we were able to work remotely during the lockdown and there was talk in the media of remote working becoming the new norm.

I'm sure there are a number of factors here, e.g. they don't trust (at least some of) their staff to do a full day's work, or they feel that the social interaction is better for teamwork, or perhaps equipment needed for work is expensive and so needs to be accessible to everyone at any time, or maybe it's just in a manager's DNA to like to be able to gather people into a room for a quick chat or meeting at a moment's notice. I'm not a manager myself but from what I gather they don't actually like everyone being spread far and wide, even if they're connected virtually.

The only question remains, does this justify they cost of renting {space on} a fancy skyscraper? And the answer to that is that you simply adjust this cost so it does!

Besides, not all work can be done remotely. Fine if you're a software developer or a writer, but many jobs need access to equipment, materials, labs, etc. Even entertaining clients might be better done in a fancy looking office than over the Internet - you can treat them to expensive coffee or show off your luxurious toilets, etc. These would all require that the employee comes to the company to do the work.

It's how the bosses want it

Now that COVID is "over", a lot of employers (my own included) want all their staff back in the office, even though we were able to work remotely during the lockdown and there was talk in the media of remote working becoming the new norm.

I'm sure there are a number of factors here, e.g. they don't trust (at least some of) their staff to do a full day's work, or they feel that the social interaction is better for teamwork, or perhaps equipment needed for work is expensive and so needs to be accessible to everyone at any time, or maybe it's just in a manager's DNA to like to be able to gather people into a room for a quick chat or meeting at a moment's notice. I'm not a manager myself but from what I gather they don't actually like everyone being spread far and wide, even if they're connected virtually.

The only question remains, does this justify they cost of renting {space on} a fancy skyscraper? And the answer to that is that you simply adjust this cost so it does!

Besides, not all work can be done remotely. Fine if you're a software developer or a writer, but many jobs need access to equipment, materials, labs, etc. Even entertaining clients might be better done in a fancy looking office than over the Internet - you can treat them to expensive coffee or show off your luxurious toilets, show them your products in the flesh, etc. These would all require that the employee comes to the company to do the work.

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It's how the bosses want it

Now that COVID is "over", a lot of employers (my own included) want all their staff back in the office, even though we were able to work remotely during the lockdown and there was talk in the media of remote working becoming the new norm.

I'm sure there are a number of factors here, e.g. they don't trust (at least some of) their staff to do a full day's work, or they feel that the social interaction is better for teamwork, or perhaps equipment needed for work is expensive and so needs to be accessible to everyone at any time, or maybe it's just in a manager's DNA to like to be able to gather people into a room for a quick chat or meeting at a moment's notice. I'm not a manager myself but from what I gather they don't actually like everyone being spread far and wide, even if they're connected virtually.

The only question remains, does this justify they cost of renting {space on} a fancy skyscraper? And the answer to that is that you simply adjust this cost so it does!

Besides, not all work can be done remotely. Fine if you're a software developer or a writer, but many jobs need access to equipment, materials, labs, etc. Even entertaining clients might be better done in a fancy looking office than over the Internet - you can treat them to expensive coffee or show off your luxurious toilets, etc. These would all require that the employee comes to the company to do the work.