02-13-2025, 01:48 AM
https://jalopnik.com/trumps-return-to-of...1851760921
President Donald Trump’s second term has thus far been a deluge of executive orders. They’ve largely ranged from bad to horrifying, but one always stuck out as primarily just weird and out-of-touch: A ban on remote work for the federal government. As it turns out, this one’s even worse than it seems — government offices simply don’t have the space for all their new in-person workers...
Return-to-office mandates make little sense for most industries, as the employer suddenly has to bear costs for real estate, internet, and myriad other costs. Work-from-home passes theses costs onto the employee, who very often maintains — or exceeds — the same quality of work. Unfortunately, work-from-home appears to be Woke, so we can’t have it...
President Donald Trump’s second term has thus far been a deluge of executive orders. They’ve largely ranged from bad to horrifying, but one always stuck out as primarily just weird and out-of-touch: A ban on remote work for the federal government. As it turns out, this one’s even worse than it seems — government offices simply don’t have the space for all their new in-person workers...
Return-to-office mandates make little sense for most industries, as the employer suddenly has to bear costs for real estate, internet, and myriad other costs. Work-from-home passes theses costs onto the employee, who very often maintains — or exceeds — the same quality of work. Unfortunately, work-from-home appears to be Woke, so we can’t have it...
