“ The theory goes like this: Companies negotiate tax write-offs on offices based on the assumption that the employees filling them will support nearby businesses and pay state and local taxes. New work-from-home norms meant those offices were much emptier, jeopardizing those deals. “It's always about money”.
While some corporate types are convinced that the best work is done shoulder-to-shoulder in a traditional office, the Redditors are onto something. Cities and states grant billions in tax incentives to US companies every year to open offices in their area. Buried in the fine print of many agreements is the expectation that companies will deliver something in return: full-time jobs, done primarily on-site. New jobs bring new payroll, income and sales taxes — but not if they’re done elsewhere
The mission for the employees, should they choose to accept it, is to make it MORE expensive for the company to have us in office.
Everyone do your part.
Example:
Make sure you leave any water running that you can, flush EVERY toilet as many time as possible.
Be creative and share your ideas.
Civil disobedience.