KEY POINTS

  • Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom President-elect Donald Trump appointed to lead a new government efficiency team, said they intend to call federal employees back to the office five days a week.
  • Companies such as Amazon and The Washington Post are adopting a similar policy in 2025.
  • But many companies will keep remote or hybrid work arrangements, largely because they boost profits, economists said.
  • Some view return-to-office mandates as a stealthy way to reduce employee head count.
    • Nougat@fedia.io
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      82
      ·
      4 months ago

      Elon is probably only carrying that child on his shoulders all the time now as a human shield.

      • Billiam@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        4 months ago

        Which is how you know he knows fuck-all about America, cause we’re kinda indifferent to both collateral casualties and gun violence being the number one cause of death for children.

      • prole
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        I unironically believe this to be true.

    • zergtoshi@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      4 months ago

      What’s the other one? Saving a ‘t’ in the process?
      Like

      Billionaires need to be taxed out of existance.

      ?