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Remote or hybrid workers, would you rather work a 4 day week on site, or WFH completely for 5 days a week, for the same pay? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know this will vary a lot, so hypothetically let’s say you currently WFH/work remotely at least 3 days a week. Your commute to work takes an hour max (door to door) each way. If you were given the choice of a 4 day week working onsite, or a 5 day week WFH (or as many days as you’d like) for the same pay, which would you choose?

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[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like we're at the point where WFH workers can work from home for four days for more pay.

[–] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean workers feel like that, but employees and governments don’t seem to. And the propaganda against WFH is still going strong.

[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm just trying to do something small to change the cultural milieu so that folks don't feel that work has to come with some sort of punishment attached to it. It's nothing personal, I'm just being a pedant. Have a good one!

[–] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm sure the masses of work from home employees really love that dream and you'll struggle to have anyone argue against this popular pipe dream. I'll try to be devil's advocate to challenge the Lemmy echo chamber.

I personally don't deserve more pay because I get "more done" from home. I deserve more pay because I've improved over the last couple of years. My managers dont bug me any less because I'm WFH, in fact if anything I am able to slack off more because no one is constantly watching me which is great for my health but bad for my "maximum potential" (I don't care about max potential because I'm paid to do a job and I can do that job on 60-80% effort).

Between tasks on a workday I can do my clothes washing, play a new quest in my game, go for a run or watch an episode of the lastest program I'm interested in. These are the things I would do on my "extra day off" anyway so why not do them while you're working now?

I think you have it all wrong, if I went back into the office then I would demand more pay because it takes more of my time. If you want more pay and less time, put in less effort at home.

Maybe I'm an outlier because I'm one of the few people who are happy with their salary and not obsessed with earning more all the time.