Remote Working and High Gas Prices

[discocrisco01]

I read two articles one in VICE and Fortune.

If the bosses want workers back in the office, perhaps companies should offer a gas stipend, especially in California, where I live. I could be careless about such a stipend because I already work in the office three days a week and use public transit by choice. I also get a considerable transit discount because I have autism.

But I doubt workers will put long commutes and malicious traffic like I was dealing in San Diego yesterday. It is not nasty by LA comparisons, but I wouldn't say I like traffic.

I think it is a big mistake for companies to get all of the workers back in the workplace to be in the office more than 60% of the time. I think 40% is not asking much of employees, but the idea that we need to have workers four to five days in the workplace is stupid.

If I were CFO (I work in corporate finance as an accountant), I would advocate for 40% -60% and if it is essential for 100% office work, then offering a gas stipend is a vital way to retain talent rather than losing workers and wasting time on dealing with high-priced consultants, recruiters, and other services.

[Emile]

1. What about a gas stipend for all the hourly workers who cannot do their jobs

from home?

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Stipend in what form?

Give anything to workers and it's taxable. So thse $40 a week for gas costs the company I dunno, $65? Boost wages in other words.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Pay a travel charge. I used to get $. 55 a mile from the Census...

Bureau, though it went up and down with gas prices. The VA gives
about a half buck mile, and other professional jobs I had paid miles and tolls.

Making costs to get to work tax dedictible is another alternative.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. In a similar vein, the IRA needs to revise the .58 tax deduction for milage

to reflect the $4000 extra I will spend this year for gas.