Office mandates don’t help companies make more money, study finds::Three years after the coronavirus pandemic sent people to work from home in record numbers, U.S. employers are still struggling to get people back to the office.

  • HeartSpoken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    this is a flimsy argument I keep hearing office- enthusiasts grasp at. there’re other variations to the random, impromptu conversation/not-meeting but they all share the argument that “one may accidentally contribute something to unofficial meetings”.

    how often does that happen? is overhearing and joining random conversations a business plan? is this such a common occurrence and the outcomes so beneficial and so pronounced that they balance out the very long list of demonstrable and concrete arguments against working from work, such as time lost in transit and CO2 emissions from the pollution of transit?

    if something needs more planning and discussion, or reconsideration, then schedule a proper meeting.

    • viralJ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      9 months ago

      is overhearing and joining random conversations a business plan?

      That really made me laugh. No, of course it’s not a business plan. I was just trying to make a point that there are benefits to people being together in the office.

      • Tristaniopsis@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        I started going round the bend, feeling even more depressed, and started drinking alcohol again after 5 years of abstinence. Working back in the office (which admittedly is a 5minute drive or 15 minute cycle) helped a lot. What REALLY helped though was the absolute shitcunt of a director retiring and taking his foul thumb off my career path. (Fuck you Phil, I hope you get a horrible disease soon and don’t enjoy your retirement)

        I am in complete understanding that most other people who work in offices have differing mileage, both physically and metaphorically.