Disney Employees Must Return to Office Four Days a Week, Bob Iger Says

[Tha Realest]

Commuting is to my mind one of the best arguments against going into the office. The cost can be prohibitive in certain cities.

Yes. Less wear and tear on vehicles, CO2 in the air, road maintenance, and eating healthier at home >>> than daily commute, health consequences from long commutes, and eating poorly at fast food/takeout

 

[dreday3]

I’m not surprised many people prefer it, but I’m not sure that making working from home the norm is the best way forward for society at large. I’d even go so far as to say that increased productivity isn’t worth it for the loss in human interaction.

I don't get this argument.

Don't people interact outside the workplace? Sure, some don't, but most do. I definitely don't want to hang out with my co-workers.

 

[danlb_2000]

I am waiting for the Disney princesses to switch to working from home and to do meet and greets via Zoom.

 

[LittleBuford]

I don't get this argument.

Don't people interact outside the workplace? Sure, some don't, but most do. I definitely don't want to hang out with my co-workers.

Fair enough. I don’t necessarily want to hang out with (all of) mine either, but being stuck at home was a very lonely and soul-destroying experience for me. I shouldn’t generalise, though—everyone is different.

 

[MadderAdder]

Fair enough. I don’t necessarily want to hang out with (all of) mine either, but being stuck at home was a very lonely and soul-destroying experience for me. I shouldn’t generalise, though—everyone is different.

WFH definitely deteriorated my personal/professional life and the boundaries between them… I worked on a kitchen table in an apartment shared with 3/4 people. It was awful. I’m grateful my work is hybrid.

 

[dreday3]

Fair enough. I don’t necessarily want to hang out with (all of) mine either, but being stuck at home was a very lonely and soul-destroying experience for me. I shouldn’t generalise, though—everyone is different.

I'm sorry.

I love it. I go in the office once or twice a week, the rest is at home. I go for long walks at lunch. I have a great "office" - it's really the sun room in the front of our apartment. We have the cat-tree in there so sometimes I'm joined by the best cubicle mate ever!

 

[Lilofan]

Commuting is to my mind one of the best arguments against going into the office. The cost can be prohibitive in certain cities.

How so? Small business depends on commuters spending power to keep their business in operation.

 

[flynnibus]

I don't get this argument.

Don't people interact outside the workplace? Sure, some don't, but most do. I definitely don't want to hang out with my co-workers.

It's a sheer numbers topic. Sure most have friends, but you're also looking at where you spend the majority of your time... at work. To suck that amount of interworking out of people is non-trivial.

 

[dreday3]

It's a sheer numbers topic. Sure most have friends, but you're also looking at where you spend the majority of your time... at work. To suck that amount of interworking out of people is non-trivial.

I guess it depends how people socialized at work. Most days I was in my cube with headphones on listening to music and everyone else was behind closed doors (I work in the corporate section and I'm the worker-bee). I ate lunch at my desk while working and then went home.

 

[lazyboy97o]

How so? Small business depends on commuters spending power to keep their business in operation.

No, they’re not. People sitting in traffic aren’t stopping at little shops.

 

[danlb_2000]

How so? Small business depends on commuters spending power to keep their business in operation.

Money once spent for commuting will get spent elsewhere in the economy.

 

[LittleBuford]

I'm sorry.

I love it. I go in the office once or twice a week, the rest is at home. I go for long walks at lunch. I have a great "office" - it's really the sun room in the front of our apartment. We have the cat-tree in there so sometimes I'm joined by the best cubicle mate ever!

A cat would make all the difference!

I should also add that even when not working from home, I don’t have to be on campus more than a few days a week, which gives me enough of the kind of interaction I’m talking about.

 

[Lilofan]

No, they’re not. People sitting in traffic aren’t stopping at little shops.

Nice try. Don’t have to go into examples of supporting small business unless one needs examples.

 

[flynnibus]

No, they’re not. People sitting in traffic aren’t stopping at little shops.

There is plenty of commerce that relies on commuting... and office work. But like all things, the world shifts and some businesses go away.

Think of every place that focuses on lunch crowds... morning coffee runs.. etc

 

[Communicora]

How so? Small business depends on commuters spending power to keep their business in operation.

Small businesses located closer to neighborhoods are more supported when people aren't commuting to a central business district. I know restaurants and coffee shops in my neighborhood do more business now that more people are working from home.

Money once spent for commuting will get spent elsewhere in the economy.

Exactly.

 

[Lilofan]

There is plenty of commerce that relies on commuting... and office work. But like all things, the world shifts and some businesses go away.

Think of every place that focuses on lunch crowds... morning coffee runs.. etc

Morning coffee runs and still some complain they can’t save money. In my location we have company Keurig machines multiple flavors but die hard Starbucks peers go to Starbucks several times a day for their dark roast.

 

[Andrew C]

Lots of empty office buildings as work has shifted to remote. Less foot traffic in large downtown areas.

Interesting impact to think about. Less property taxes for cities?

 

[flynnibus]

Small businesses located closer to neighborhoods are more supported when people aren't commuting to a central business district. I know restaurants and coffee shops in my neighborhood do more business now that more people are working from home.

Sure - but the reason the businesses were there to start with - density of interested customers - is not the same back in your neighborhood. It's not just where people are, but how many people are there too.

It's a real shift... (Cars movie anyone? ) but it is change that people need to adapt to.

 

[flynnibus]

Lots of empty office buildings as work has shifted to remote. Less foot traffic in large downtown areas.

Interesting impact to think about. Less property taxes for cities?

I'd like to see a concerted government movement to convert the space to affordable housing... but that's the idealist in me.

 

[flynnibus]

I am waiting for the Disney princesses to switch to working from home and to do meet and greets via Zoom.

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