This is not reality. The guy signing the checks has leverage, end of story. It d...

lozenge · on March 13, 2022

Let's see if the CEO fires half his workforce then. If not, then he must have less leverage than you think.

IshKebab · on March 14, 2022

He doesn't need to fire half his workforce all at once. That would be crazy. There's natural turnover.

whateveracct · on March 14, 2022

There's plenty of guys who will write me checks to chill from my home.

theshrike79 · on March 13, 2022

Unless someone will sign a check for remote work - as is happening now.

0des · on March 13, 2022

Arbitrage is never a permanent opportunity.

volkk · on March 14, 2022

sure it is. it's the essence of the job market.

noasaservice · on March 13, 2022

Labor creates. Always has, and always will.

That capitalist check-writer? They can't do. That's why they hire.

willcipriano · on March 13, 2022

It's never been easier to be a check writer, money printing with wreckless abandon, venture capital throwing money at anybody with a pulse.

This is what a market with an oversupply of check writers looks like.

noasaservice · on March 13, 2022

And more to the point, there will be a capitalist check-writer that *will* accept 100% remote work because it will get labor to sign up with them.

Reminds me of a LinkedIn post from a CEO that said they watched the "Return to Work" notices being hated online from competitors, and he'd send recruiters to employees recruiting and using remote as a reason to jump.

Worked really well too.