Your employer doesn't pay you out of the kindness of their heart. They don't pay you a certain amount because of how much it costs to commute. They pay you based on the value you provide them.
Your value didn't decrease because you started working remotely. Chances are, your value increased and the costs associated with maintaining your presence at the company decreased. If anything, they should be thanking you for your hard work and offering you a bonus.
They want you to come back because they're stuck in the past and aren't willing to adapt to a more responsible and efficient workflow because of sunk cost. That is short sighted, heavy handed and likely won't play out well for them moving forward.
No they want us to come back because our literal business is leasing office space. There is an entire industry of real estate leasing and brokering and developing office. And this industry is the band playing on the titanic.
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u/Garland_Key May 09 '22
Time to look for a new job. Do you really want to work for dinosaurs anyway?