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‘Zombie Offices’ Spell Trouble for Some Banks - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This is the real reason for companies wanting people back to the office.

All this talk about collaboration and team spirit is just the publicly given reason for wanting people back to the office.

The real reason is that now the owners of the buildings are losing money.

Cry me a river.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (10 children)

They should sell the buildings...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (7 children)

So, I've thought about it and we have a housing shortage and an excess of offices. Seems like a solid solution. Takes a lot of work to make an office into a home, but it's more profitable than leaving them empty.

But no, that would help people, and the cruelty is the point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's a solid solution only if someone ponies up the money to pay for the incredible effort it takes to convert an office building into residences. Waving your hands in the air and telling someone else to pay for it is not a good argument.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Are you watching me? How did you know I was waving my hands in the air?

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