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by politelemon 874 days ago
> If the company is taking an action that makes it less likely for people to come to the office or enjoy it, then it's pretty clear what they are doing.

Cheaper staff reduction without redundancy payments!

Except for the intangible domain knowledge loss, but that won't appear on a finance spreadsheet.

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And you get to target people with families who can’t move so easily, without explicitly targeting them, helping ensure whoever is left is really focused on the company mission and not any other less important aspects of their lives like being there for their kids or partner or whatever.