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The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] [email protected] 120 points 1 year ago (4 children)

And your gas and car wear and tear

[–] messem10 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, the IRS estimates that it is $0.655/mi in wear and tear on one’s car via the 2023 Mileage Rate.

[–] Nioxic 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That depends a LOT on the car.

A small suzuki would be a hell of a lot cheaper than a BMW 7 series.. (not in the price tag, but.. running costs)

[–] messem10 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sure, but that is the rate that the IRS has come up with as an estimate/reimbursement amount.

[–] Random_user -4 points 1 year ago

A mile of city traffic is tremendously different than a mile of rural driving.

[–] Anemervi 33 points 1 year ago

You might need to buy additional food
Wear and tear of work attire
Might need to pay extra for someone to watch pet/child

Also there are additional costs of time

Extra time shaving or similar (if you know you are staying home some things can be delayed a bit)
Possibly extra time to prepare food
Traffic/weather delays
Extra effort for small things easily manage while at home e.g accepting deliveries, watching pets or opening for maintenance workers

That's of the top of my head, so 1 hour lost per day is a low estimate.

[–] MissJinx 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, for me WFH is a lot more than 8% raise. It's a lot cheaper. We were paying to work and didn't even realized it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Also your spine, tailbone, piriformis, hamstrings, and psoas muscles. Cars are bad for your back.