FedditThe European Commission will encourage remote working and public transport subsidies to cut fossil fuel use, as countries grapple with the energy price shock from the war in the Middle East.
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Remote work is great all around. Who knew‽
Oh wait, fucking everyone.
But think of the managers.
It reminds me of a company where I recently applied for a job. I asked about work from home and they replied: “yes, we have one day a week, it’s Wednesday.” I almost laughed. They don’t understand anything about working from home.
People mandating in-office without a very good reason (vibes based “good for collaboration” don’t count) are climate criminals and should be treated accordingly.
Charge the CEOs in a Nuremburg-style genocide trial, complete with the Nuremburg-style punishments for things like mass murder.
COVID proved that remote work was feasible for a sizeable part of the population. How about we continue to promote it being normal, rather than following the Luddite managers that demand in-person control?
Meanwhile in germany….