Lansing is cited as the Number One City for Work From Home

InTenSity wrote:My office was taken down 2 months ago. No one ever contacted me to let me know where my new office would be. Apparently, it is now very important that I return to the office. Not because my boss wants me there, he isn't even in Florida. It is because upper management wants people back in teh office. They told a coworker of mine, who doesn't want to come back that she has to come back. Only they don't really have anywhere for her to sit, so they are putting her next to the restrooms. Corporate America sucks. I always assume that I get the best results from unhappy people. They are willing to go that extra mile because you force them to work in shitty conditions.
So I guess I won't be moving to Lansing.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:From what I can tell, talking with friends, etc - a lot of workplaces are offering options for work/life balance and creating a culture of happiness within their workforce.

Trapper Gus wrote:The job market is very competitive right now.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:The job market is very competitive right now.

Not relative to high unemployment recession job markets.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

Not relative to high unemployment recession job markets.

That the competition is between the owners for the employees still means it is a competitive market.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Trapper Gus wrote:

That the competition is between the owners for the employees still means it is a competitive market.

A competitive job market is when there are more job seekers than there are jobs available and you know this is the definition I meant.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

A competitive job market is when there are more job seekers than there are jobs available and you know this is the definition I meant.

I see.  

Just seems to me any market where there are shortages on either the supply or the demand side becomes competitive, but you be you.

edit - thinking about it, it seems to me we are talking about either "buyers" or "sellers" markets, and a competitive market is more like when there are enough buyers & sellers that neither side can unilaterally set the prices.

GRR Spartan wrote:Steecase, Herman Miller and Haworth are all very aware of the changes the work from home and hybrid schedules have done to office vacancies and the drop in the need for office furniture.

A friend who is wrapping up his 25 years with Steelcase said they are facing two major issues.
The drop in office population caused by work at home.

There's a glut of Steelcase/Herman Miller furniture being bought from companies who've left whole building. The buyers take the chairs/desks/ file cabinets to their own plants. Disassemble, clean, repaint/refurbish then sell competing against the original manufacturers with their own stuff.

Steelcase sees it as a confluence of the availability of high speed internet for the home, the move to laptops for many office workers and flat screens that have dropped in price then COVID hit.

Many workers were told to take their company issued laptops and 1-3 flat screens to work from home because the offices were effectively closed. Turns out many workers were pretty effective from home. They have the numbers to prove it.

Its like Zoom meetings gutted office catering, destination company meetings have dropped taking hits for business travel and hotels that were their venues.

Just 6 out of 158 U.S. CEOs said they'll prioritize bringing workers back to the office full-time in 2024, according to a new survey released by the Conference Board.

Why it matters: Executives are increasingly resigned to a world where employees don't come in every day, as hybrid work arrangements — mixing work from home and in-office — become the norm for knowledge workers.

Zoom in: "Maintain hybrid work," was cited as a priority by 27% of the U.S. CEOs who responded to the survey, conducted in October and November.

A separate survey of chief financial officers by Deloitte, conducted in November, found that 65% of CFOs expect their company to offer a hybrid arrangement this year.
State of play: "Remote work appears likely to be the most persistent economic legacy of the pandemic," write Goldman Sachs economists in a recent note.

About 20%-25% of workers in the U.S. work from home at least part of the week, according to data Goldman cites.
That's below a peak of 47% during the pandemic but well above its prior average of around 3%.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I work remote maybe once a week. That's about my limit - I don't enjoy, as I find it even harder to stay focused. On the days I do work remote, it's basically writing, documentation.  But I do like the flexibility on the (maybe) one day. Throw on some laundry, do stuff around the house when I need a break.