Comments by "Immudzen" (@Immudzen) on "Why Companies NEED People Back In The Office" video.

To me this just look like a control issue for the most part. They don't have the workers under their thumb as much when working from home and they want the workers to return. However, those same companies don't have their officers in a place that people can live nearby and you are expected to give up 1-2 hours/day in unpaid work just to work for them. I think the other part of the issue is that the executives are also invested in commercial property and that is apparently doing badly right now with so many people working from home.
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