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by sepiasaucer 1495 days ago
If employees are “hybrid” without mandatory attendance, then I think most people won’t go into office. I work in a smaller satellite office and if you randomly go to office you may be only person there.

I think employers thought “hybrid” was good way to get employees to agree to going back to office. In reality, I think it was good way for employees to get employers to agree to effectively fully remote work without explicitly demanding it.

It’s like in Office Space:

PETER I, uh, I don't like [the office]. I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.

JOANNA You're just not gonna go?

PETER Yeah.

JOANNA Won't you get fired?

PETER I don't know. But I really don't like it so I'm not gonna go.

JOANNA LAUGHS) SO YOU'RE GONNA [go fully remote]?

PETER No, no, not really. I'm just gonna stop going.

https://youtu.be/jKYivs6ZLZk