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I wonder if the mood will eventually swing the other way, with companies preferring remote working arrangements, and then people will recall the quaint oddity of employees demanding the change.

Living in a high cost of living city, with a high salary, has its advantages - many goods have the same price point nationally, holidays cost the same regardless, and any raise or bonus calculated as a percentage of your base salary will be more generous in absolute terms. The housing market will be brutal but if you plan to relocate eventually, you'll be way ahead.

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I think soon companies will begin exploiting teleworkers as there’s lots of cost savings there. Already most people in my org have bought their own monitors, desks, chairs, etc.

Instead of allowing it, companies can start requiring it and save quite a bit not just on office space, but supplies, equipment, etc.

I’m hoping smart companies get on the ball with equipment allowances.

Also, I think it will finally get us to a “green” office place as COVID finally stopped the oldsters around me printing copies of everything. So the sheet amount of paper saved is quite nice.

> Also, I think it will finally get us to a “green” office place as COVID finally stopped the oldsters around me printing copies of everything. So the sheet amount of paper saved is quite nice.

I kid you not, my company recently had us print something out, scan it, and send it in. From home. I had to run out and buy ink. I wonder how many of coworkers had to run out to buy printers.

Yeah I don't have a printer at home, last time I had to do something like that, I wrote the required stuff on a paper, took a picture with my phone, used PAINT.NET to put it on their document at the right place and messed the colors/contrast a bit to look scanned.

There are tools that allow to sign a PDF with the mouse. I started using it and HR didn't complained.

I had a few ask for this. I’ve been able to “print out, sign, scan” by just using a digital signature using Preview and then printing as a new PDF. And that worked. I’ve even been asked to help other people with how to print and scan from home.

I happily pay for equipment by myself as long as I don’t need to sit in open space office all day and waste time commuting.

Yes when companies start demanding dedicated home offices with corporate memorabilia and multiple cameras.

Don't forget to display one or more books written by company execs!

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