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.
    • @Serinus
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      15320 days ago

      That’s certainly one of the two ways.

      • Nougat
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        8220 days ago

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

        • Billiam
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          1120 days 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.

      • @zergtoshi
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        520 days ago

        What’s the other one? Saving a ‘t’ in the process?
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        Billionaires need to be taxed out of existance.

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    • themeatbridge
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      1720 days ago

      At least until everyone has homes, food, healthcare, freedom, and education.

      • FuglyDuck
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        2820 days ago

        naw. keep the tax around, keep them from coming back.

        • themeatbridge
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          520 days ago

          I was being sarcastic. You can’t have billionaires without exploiting everyone’s basic human needs for food, shelter, safety, healthcare, or freedom, and they’ll figure that out with a proper education.