• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That rewards employees for living as far away from the office as possible. Is that a fair thing to do? I seriously don’t know.

    • DebraBucket@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Does it? You are still working the same hours, it’s just that you are spending some of those hours driving. I suppose if you like driving more than your actual job? On the other hand, it makes your labor more expensive, and thus you are less competitive if other people happen to work closer. Why pay someone 8 hours of pay for 4 hours of work when you can pay someone 8 hours of pay for 8 hours of work, either because they live next door or they work remotely?

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      1 year ago

      Not rewards, incentivises, means the employer has a larger labor pool to pick from, which in capitalism is good.