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Seattle council president on getting workers back to the office: ‘We have to build those numbers up’ (www.geekwire.com)

submitted 11 months ago by kinther to c/seattle

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Make coming into the office worth it. Period, end of sentence.

Here, I have my own quiet, private office, a ginormous monitor, a comfortable chair, and zero commute. I can make my own lattes, eat on the cheap, and take care of what I need to take care of while listening to a meeting.

My experience coming into the office is an open, noisy floorplan, a monitor designed for ants, a nice-enough but ancient chair, and 75 minutes each way gone from my life—to say nothing of the $20 gone from my wallet for the privilege. The free coffee is dogshit, the food is expensive, and I can barely get a bathroom break as I’m locked into so many meetings.

I’d happily work from the office if it had literally anything to recommend it over WFH.