The Covid-19 pandemic sent millions of workers in the US from working in offices to working remotely. As unemployment benefits ended, vaccines rolled out, and reopenings expanded, employers and commercial real estate groups have been pushing to try to get workers back into offices.

But the pandemic further exposed the issues in returning to office, from long commutes to and from work, exorbitant childcare costs, ongoing concerns over exposure to Covid-19 variants and now monkeypox, workers are pushing to keep working from home as an option as employers force a return to the office.

Forcing employees to the office is essentially enacting a pay cut given the amount of money workers would need to spend on gas, on monthly parking fees, childcare and the extra time it takes to commute.

The work from home option has been beneficial for workers’ mental health, protection from Covid-19, productivity, attendance and carbon footprint. 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/15/att-workers-fight-company-return-to-office-push