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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As a datapoint from the other side, my company (big tech) is holding the party line no matter what. Lower level engineer or director - if you don't come in the requisite number of days a week, you're out. It's a bafflingly short-sighted move, but company culture is more important than anything apparently.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

You don’t have to waste people’s time and burn gas in traffic to foster a meaningful company culture. This is just about management egos needing to feel important, and always has been.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's just sunk cost fallacy on office space.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's my guess too. I assume there's some nuance to it that I'm not privy to, but real estate has to be a huge factor.