JPMorgan just told all 300,000 employees they must return to office full-time in March.
Their response to employees raising concerns about childcare and commuting costs? They shut down comments.
Blake Oliver
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Blake Oliver
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- Replying to @ShipStars3PLOr the most talented will weed themselves out by going to employers who support remote work. These policies will backfire spectacularly.
- Replying to @the_adambrooksAbsolutely their right. And mine to opine that it’s a lousy thing to do to their employees.
- Replying to @robbhurstCPAI don’t know what the specific comments were regarding childcare, but I can tell from in my experience it’s not easy to pick up your kid from school when you have to be in the office at 3 pm every day. But maybe you never had to deal with that challenge?
- Replying to @NaquidamusWorking in a cubicle in a box with windows that don’t open is not normal. The modern office has existed for maybe 80 years of human history. And it’s a terrible environment.
- Replying to @JerryKe06452906Welcome to a world in which employees have to live an hour or more away from the office because they can’t afford housing any closer
- Replying to @DeeDeeMarieSigAnd both childcare and commuting were a lot less expensive. Childcare prices have increased nearly 220% over the past three decades. The average American now spends approximately $8,466 annually on commuting, which represents about 19% of their annual income.
- Replying to @BlakeTOliverI'm a CPA who has been running 100% remote companies since 2011. The first was an accounting firm. If you're an accountant (or you just love numbers), listen to my #1 podcast for accountants: accounting.show
- I think it’s more about supporting commercial real estate loan portfolios
- Replying to @TahxSnahx and @JerryKe06452906I’m guessing you never had to commute an hour each way in traffic to get to your job. And then sit in a mostly empty office on zoom calls with people who don’t even work in your office.
- Replying to @Reniec7People tend to forget that school gets out around 3 pm and finding childcare for 2-3 hours daily is difficult and expensive.
- Replying to @DevinWanzor and @robbhurstCPADid you pick up your kid from school?
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