[frutiger]

It’s about $500 for a 4K 27” monitor. I thought Google compensated their employees well enough for at least that.

[tonfa]

But what's the point in buying one if I only need it for a few weeks? I don't want to generate extra trash and those in the office are currently unused.

[Johnny555]

You don't need to trash it when you're done with it -- donate it to a school or homeless shelter (and you can get a tax deduction!)

[CydeWeys]

Or, even better, just don't buy it at all and bring your work one home with you for the duration of WFH.

How is this even an argument??

[Johnny555]

Not all companies allow bringing work equipment home.

[tonfa]

Exactly what I did.

[iso947]

Take it to your local charity shop

[CydeWeys]

If you don't already have a monitor at home it's because you don't want one. So it doesn't make sense to spend $500 for something you'll use in a temporary WFH situation, then lose money getting rid of it once WFH starts. Much better to just bring the work monitor home for the duration of WFH.

Incidentally I do already have a monitor at home, that costs more than $500. And I'm not using it for WFH, because I find my 15" work laptop sufficient.