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@Samdell@lemmynsfw.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago

Why not let workers live in the office?

www.thetimes.com

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Why not let workers live in the office?

www.thetimes.com

@Samdell@lemmynsfw.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago
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  • sylver_dragon
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    70•4 months ago

    I owe my soul to the company store…

    • @UndulyUnruly@lemmy.world
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      12•4 months ago

      Next stop, severance minus the outie part.

  • @SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    51•4 months ago

    Oh, for fuck’s sake. I started reading this thinking it was satire, and after it just kept going did I realize that this was serious, and not just some long-form ribbing.

    • @Gumus@lemmy.world
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      16•4 months ago

      We really need a term opposite to “eat the onion”.

      • @SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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        25•4 months ago

        I really shat the yam on that one.

        • @rovingnothing29@lemmy.world
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          6•4 months ago

          I don’t know. I think the opposite of an onion would be an orange not a yam.

          • e̶t̶t̶y̶b̶l̶a̶t̶a̶n̶t̶
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            4 months ago

            Well the opposite of eat would be barf, so, “horked the orange”?

            Edit: a word

            • @rovingnothing29@lemmy.world
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              3•4 months ago

              That works

            • @idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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              2•4 months ago

              I thought horking was snorting. Huh. I wonder whether that’s ever led to communication issues.

  • RubberDuck
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    47•4 months ago

    And pay them with company specific crypto they can spend in the company store.

    • @Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works
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      18•4 months ago

      You push 16 branches, and what do you Git?

      • @uthredii@programming.dev
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        15•4 months ago

        Another day older and more tech debt

        • @mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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          7•4 months ago

          @saint_peter don’t you page me, 'cause I crashed the repo----

          I owe my soul

          to the bezostore

  • @jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    33•4 months ago

    Corporations: “We will literally do anything to avoid giving our employees dedicated workspace where they can do their job uninterrupted.”

  • @ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    25•4 months ago

    Company towns coming back as company apartments.

  • @mrfriki@lemmy.world
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    13•4 months ago

    Sure, let me take a dump on your desk too.

  • @Naich@lemmings.world
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    12•4 months ago

    Why not cut this slippery slope crap and just go straight to slavery?

    • @Samdell@lemmynsfw.comOP
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      23•4 months ago

      they stopped themselves from being literally The Onion just in time

      • @limelight79@lemm.ee
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        8•4 months ago

        I find it hard to believe he’d just table the idea at that point.

        • @Agent641@lemmy.world
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          3•4 months ago

          After the employees realise it’s just slaves

    • HobbitFoot
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      9•4 months ago

      Slaves are more expensive since you have to treat them as capital.

      • @ramble81@lemm.ee
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        3•4 months ago

        Nah, you generally can depreciate capitalized assets /s

      • I Cast Fist
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        2•4 months ago

        Only if they’re regulated. Or if salaried workers have any rights, since you could otherwise just conspire with other companies to push salaries down, ensuring “free” slaves collaborating individual entrepreneurs are cheaper

  • @TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world
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    11•4 months ago

    “No, no, no, it’s not a company town… it’s a company tower… which is completely different. By the way, did you meet Brian? He’s the new manager of the convenience store the company opened in the lobby. It’s right next to the company elementary school. You can use the company issued script to buy stuff there, it’s great!”

    • @ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world
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      6•4 months ago

      I’m sure it was your autocorrect, but for anyone who doesn’t know it, the term is “scrip” :)

      Wait, I should type :( because it’s a very depressing concept.

  • @tal@lemmy.today
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    10•4 months ago

    It happens, sometimes, if you’re hiring someone to work in a remote location. Oil rig workers, say.

  • @ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk
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    9•4 months ago

    No. They are absolutely desperate to get people to return to office aren’t they?

    I’ve said it many times now. The workhouses are coming back.

  • @P1k1e@lemmy.world
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    8•4 months ago

    SCP 001 : 05 the Factory

  • Possibly linux
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    7•4 months ago

    This reminds me of the Onion episode where the staff from two different car manufacturing plants fight for there jobs.

  • @vane@lemmy.world
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    6•4 months ago

    Why not let children live in womb ?

  • Chozo
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    6•4 months ago

    No, let them work from home.

    • @Steve@communick.news
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      8•4 months ago

      That’s the idea.
      When the office becomes the home, they are working from home.

      • @ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk
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        2•4 months ago

        Do you want your office to be home?

        • @Steve@communick.news
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          2•4 months ago

          No. I like having two different places for work stuff and not work stuff.

  • gonzo-rand19
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    6•4 months ago

    To actually address the question, it’s because commercial buildings don’t (generally) meet residential building code requirements, even if there’s a kitchenette and a shower, etc. They are simply not meant for the same purpose or to be occupied 24/7 unless they were engineered that way from the start, which is exceedingly rare. A lot of office buildings have floor-to-ceiling windows and complex HVAC systems simply to make sure people aren’t cold, breathing stale air, or too humid/dry, so they also use a lot of energy.

    • @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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      2•4 months ago

      Also fire safety, if you have people sleeping in the building you need a much higher level of protection.

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