This is another reason why working from home is a good thing - I was born and raised in a little town which pretty much wouldn’t have career prospects, but I was lucky enough to get a well paying career that lets me work remotely. I’m spending a good chunk of my money locally, which helps to keep people in jobs in my hometown. I know I’m just a tiny, tiny cog in a big complex machine, but it’s better than channeling yet more money into the big cities. And as a bonus for this little town, it gets to keep an opinionated locally grown weirdo!
This is the most senseless thing about the RTO movement to me. We have a tiny country and, in software at least, jobs are centralised in a few major cities. There was an opportunity for people from all over to live wherever they choose and spend in their local areas, spread the wealth throughout the country.
But nah, let’s go back to the office, the congested and overburdened roads, the noise and air pollution, the hours lost travelling. It’s hugely disappointing.
It’s absolutely shocking to me how much effort the capitalist class is willing to expend for such a small amount of control. It should be a no-brainer for them: reduced overheads, reduced office costs, etc. I guess I’m surprised that the control is worth more to them than the profit.
It should be a no-brainer for them: reduced overheads, reduced office costs, etc. I guess I’m surprised that the control is worth more to them than the profit.
And yet it is. Google didn’t build a £1 billion campus in London because they couldn’t do it in Bristol. They built it because it’s where the power lies in this country. Sadly.
Apple doesn’t dodge tax in deepest darkest Ballina town in County Mayo Ireland, it dodges tax in Dublin because that’s where the power is.
This is another reason why working from home is a good thing - I was born and raised in a little town which pretty much wouldn’t have career prospects, but I was lucky enough to get a well paying career that lets me work remotely. I’m spending a good chunk of my money locally, which helps to keep people in jobs in my hometown. I know I’m just a tiny, tiny cog in a big complex machine, but it’s better than channeling yet more money into the big cities. And as a bonus for this little town, it gets to keep an opinionated locally grown weirdo!
This is the most senseless thing about the RTO movement to me. We have a tiny country and, in software at least, jobs are centralised in a few major cities. There was an opportunity for people from all over to live wherever they choose and spend in their local areas, spread the wealth throughout the country.
But nah, let’s go back to the office, the congested and overburdened roads, the noise and air pollution, the hours lost travelling. It’s hugely disappointing.
It’s absolutely shocking to me how much effort the capitalist class is willing to expend for such a small amount of control. It should be a no-brainer for them: reduced overheads, reduced office costs, etc. I guess I’m surprised that the control is worth more to them than the profit.
And yet it is. Google didn’t build a £1 billion campus in London because they couldn’t do it in Bristol. They built it because it’s where the power lies in this country. Sadly.
Apple doesn’t dodge tax in deepest darkest Ballina town in County Mayo Ireland, it dodges tax in Dublin because that’s where the power is.
Of course it’s worth it for them. 😥