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by jgalt212 446 days ago
As a boss, I honestly don't care. The business exists to get make money, and if a side effect of that is not letting people work, or pretend to work, in their pajamas, so be it.

As a person, I would like people to think of me as fair. And that's for the workers to decide not a commenter on a forum.
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MindBeams 446 days ago
Holding yourself to a different (lower) standard than your employees is not the mark of a fair person.
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jgalt212 446 days ago
I never said that. I only said as the boss I make the rules. Perhaps I work and commute more, or less, than my charges.
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criddell 446 days ago
I'm going to assume here that you aren't just a sociopath and are open to having your mind changed...

How does paid vacation or benefits like health insurance fit into your model of the business existing to make money? You almost certainly provide those kinds of perks to your employees even though paying somebody while they are sitting on a beach somewhere doesn't directly help the business.

Think of work flexibility as just another perk. It's something you do to attract and retain the best people and allow them to do their best work.

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MindBeams 446 days ago
The productivity benefits of remote work options have been resoundingly proven by now. This person doesn't truly care about maximizing productivity.
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criddell 446 days ago
If it has it's across a population and says nothing about the individuals working for the boss above. It's still up to managers to, well, you know... manage.

They have to evaluate their employees and people who aren't doing well working remotely may require closer management, may lose their wfh benefits, or something else.

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AnimalMuppet 446 days ago
Username checks out...
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MrMcCall 446 days ago
Someday, you will find out how unconcerned the universe is about your life of privledge, because new regimes can spring up out of nowhere and vote you out of having a vote, and decide your new govt for you and the rules for your citizenship of this Earth, and maybe they don't care about your money or what you think is or is not fair.

You are as necessary as that old lion, enjoying his pride, the day before the new lions come to town.

"Enjoy." --Daniel Tosh

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