Once the government starts rationing oil, do you think they'll reverse RTO, at least for a while?
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@pv The U.S. has plenty of oil.
The problem is refining capacity.
Previous governments shut down refineries, refused permits for new ones and refused permits for upgrades so domestic refineries could use domestic oil. Not all crude oil is the same. So we sell one kind of crude oil and buy another.
With even higher gas and diesel prices you will not have to worry about RTO because when you are laid off you will be at home 7 days a week. It is hard to sell gas guzzling trucks and SUVs with gas prices so high. Smart move by Farley. Feel so bad he is the leader of once such a great company.
Rationing oil?
I thought DJT made the US energy secure through XO' and then added to our accessible energy by taking over Venezuela?
@ee I’m sure that getting people to quit was an added benefit to the policy, but all these medium to large companies started RTO at the same time.
Commercial real estate investors, hedge funds, landlords, bankers, oil companies and city governments were all pressuring companies to not abandon their expensive, superfluous office space leases. Too many people make money off of office workers commuting. So the Big Boys needed to demonstrate solidarity with those profiting at the commuters’ expense. And companies were willing to spend the money to buy favors from cities, landlords and bankers. (There’s also probably tax write offs and/or tax incentives from governments.)
There really isn’t any need for companies to incur the expense of office space and maintenance for information workers who spend all day on their computers anyway.
“Collaboration” at a rent-a-desk is just an excuse for an ulterior motive and cover for incompetent managers.
Companies who don’t have managers who know how to manage remote workers and get the most productivity out of them need new managers.
That’s what RTO is really all about.
@j4 really? so, what exactly is the timeline for closing Ford of Mexico and moving all those jobs to Dearborn? You remember that whole reason for RTO was "in person colaboration"...
Working in the office creates greater collaboration. We need to be in the office five days a week as soon as possible.
How is the company supposed to sell more cars if we don't break them down by not driving them?
On a positive note, it's Fall so soon the sun will not be visible on morning commutes due to cloud cover in SE MI during the winter. That should ease the commute on days that it is not snowing.
@OP. RTO was never for betterment of the company, but to get rid of employees without paying a compensation package. So higher gas prices makes managers' jobs easier... more people are going to quit the circus...
Absolutely NOT.
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
you've got a better chance of farley getting fired... slim and next to none.
I was asked to RTO 2 days a week earlier in the year. Then the war.... SMH. I asked if the RTO could be rescinded altogether, temporarily or take it to 1 day a week. Leadership said NO. This was in SE Michigan. I suspect you'll get the same answer. Now, if the gas supply gets so dire that gas stations are closing because they can't get gas, or we are doing the even/odd fill-up days like the 70s or a high amount of people are reporting thieves siphoning gas from their vehicles, then..... maybe.