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The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] [email protected] 218 points 11 months ago (19 children)

At least. If you work an 8 hour day, a 0.5 hour commute each way adds an extra 12.5% to work time commitment each day, and it’s considered unpaid time.

[–] [email protected] 122 points 11 months ago (7 children)

And your gas and car wear and tear

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago

You might need to buy additional food
Wear and tear of work attire
Might need to pay extra for someone to watch pet/child

Also there are additional costs of time

Extra time shaving or similar (if you know you are staying home some things can be delayed a bit)
Possibly extra time to prepare food
Traffic/weather delays
Extra effort for small things easily manage while at home e.g accepting deliveries, watching pets or opening for maintenance workers

That's of the top of my head, so 1 hour lost per day is a low estimate.

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