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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

'Wildly more expensive': Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home — here's what employers need to do

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'Wildly more expensive': Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home — here's what employers need to do

finance.yahoo.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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It’s going to take more than free snacks and a casual dress code to bring workers back into the office.
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    Holy shit, 17/day? I fill my tank once every two weeks, so like $4/day in gas at most.

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      Parking, transit, gas, insurance, wear and tear on vehicle, fancy office clothes, etc. It costs more than just gas to get to work for most folks.

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        This is why I ride an ebike to work. Substitute cash for risk of death

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          Dying is cheaper for you

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        Didn’t consider insurance and being blue collar is nice as far as clothes go.

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          Good steel toed shoes aren’t cheap.

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            Company gets us a deal on red wing composite toe boots.

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      AUD, but yeah about $10 USD

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      A good lowball figure estimate your daily commute cost if driving would be to use the government reimbursement rate. It tends to be lower than what it actually costs, but it is a figure that can be referenced. Don’t ask me what it is now, because it changes all the time

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