Get Out of Your Pajamas, the Pandemic Is Over*

the idea that people have just been inside in their pajamas ordering takeout for two years is kind of ridiculous, that might have been the case early on but I think most people have found a better balance for themselves without the hilariously romanticized allure of the commute and the office portrayed in this article

Too late. I already threw out all of my other clothes.

The writer stated working from home would"...never going to compensate for the loss of a kind of immersive experience — of standing at a crowded intersection, inhaling the aromatics of someone else’s piping-hot Guatemalan blend while they yell at a divorce lawyer on the phone."

Nice attempt at putting a positive spin on a scene from every commuters nightmare. If someone enjoys this experience they are out of thier mind.

Stop working in a room at home, you lazy fucks! Spend thousands every year commuting 1-3 hours to an office cubicle in Manhattan and spend all day there instead! It's the American way!

Deny it, fight it, run from it, WFH is here and I'm not going back. I don't care that the Sweetgreen near my office might not get my money anymore. I don't exist to support random businesses. This change made my life better and I'm not giving it up.

Oh yeah, those smells and sights that i missed are going to totally change my mind. Can’t wait to get back to the office. I will happily spend time on my commute and money on overpriced salads and wade through a sea of tourists in herald square bc that’s who I am as a NYer :)

I don't know anyone who only works with people who work out of the same office. Every company is now distributed, big or small. Which means in person meetings are largely bullshit as they all involve people who are in different offices in the city, state, nation, world.

The idea that office wifi is somehow magically more productive than home wifi is bullshit.

This is all about corporate real estate values.

Fuck off NYT. I've worked more and harder over the past 2 years than before that. Who cares if I wore PJ pants.

Best quote from the comments section: "The entitled folks who work from home have little compassion or understanding for those making less, doing more and providing the services they desire."

The NY Times corporate bias is just fucking leaking out of this article.

Eric Adams saying that we can't stay at home in our pajamas all day felt like a challenge, not a statement.

What I don't understand is why it always has to be "this or that" and why even a hybrid approach where employees come into the office 2 or 3 days a week then work from home the remaining 2 or 3 days a week can't be OK and sufficient enough? Something like coming in Monday to Wednesday or Tuesday to Thursday and working from home the other days would be ideal for most I feel like. It'd allow you to schedule meetings the days everyone is in, but still allow you 2 days conveniently scheduled to have less stress working at home.

I feel like all the talk about "hybrid" being the option is just a precursor for employers to in 2 months bring everyone back full-time because of "collaboration" and "be with your work family" reasons. I wish I would be wrong about this but I just don't understand why even hybrid won't be good enough for the long-term. As if allowing a bit of a permanent boost in work-life-balance isn't good enough for the executives and the middle managers, along with those who rely on the office for the entirety of their social lives.

I’ve had the benefit of working three different types of jobs during the pandemic: retail, partially remote and fully remote. I used to get frustrated because I had a job I couldn’t work remote with, but now I can understand why it’s so nice to work from home. No more waking up super early, no more getting to work late due to delays on the train, no more figuring out what to wear, no more expensive Manhattan lunches. It’s nice and a lot less stressful. There are some negatives to working from home (I get a bit more distracted and communicating with coworkers can be a bit difficult especially in jobs that rely heavily on it). But, for me, the pros outweigh the cons. The pandemic just proves that, if a job can be done 100% remotely, why not?

Less money waste (less consumerism!! Yes!!!), less need to buy clothes…. Less commute, more free time instead of commuting, time to spend in quality with pets and children. And spouses. Yes !!! I see only positive points of work from home!…. So midtown Nyc is dying, let it! It’s an ugly place anyway. …. World only constant is constant change .. whoever wants the old ways only is doomed to: 1 - live in disappointment 2- fight a useless fight and waste energies for nothing 3- stay back …. So world changed. World will change even more … like it always did.

New York Times is so shitty. This opinion piece is nothing. A friend went to the office once and said "it was kinda nice". A restaurant is opening (which couldn't open earlier because of the ""labor shortage"" aka probably not good pay).

Who thought this piece was interesting enough for publishing?

It's just an all out blitz by establishment entities to try and go back to the old ways. 2022 is going to be a lot of this I fear.

Here’s an idea - work to drop rent so working class can actually live in Manhattan again, ensuring small businesses return to those neighborhoods and more residents roam the streets once more, and maybe people won’t think of Manhattan as such a shit hole and want to work there again.

You just know they gonna implement some kind of tax break to companies to force everyone back into the office or implement a work from home tax.

Make the city worth commuting to. Fix the problems that have been getting worse and worse. I rather be at home than get stabbed while sitting in a pissed filled subway.

I too long for the smell of shit and piss and hot garbage on the “bustling” streets of NYC. fucking clowns

Most of us work from home now so thanks for the advice.

As someone who caught COVID a couple of days ago, the pandemic isn't fucking over.

I wonder if people who are regularly convinced by NYT pieces but see through the language of this one are experiencing Gell-Mann amnesia.

Imagine if companies tried to encourage people to return to the office by relaxing dress codes after everyone's spent two years working comfortably.

Imagine all covid deniers and anti vaxxers now. “Hell no! I’m staying in!”

Covid been over for me since I got the 2nd shot

My toddler has insisted on wearing pajamas to daycare for the last month. When I go back, I may follow his example.

When people don’t smear poop on other people in the subways then we can safely return to work….

Fuck this propaganda. They could not ever convince to come back into an office.

Office workers — if you don’t want to work in person, and you are able to do so, get a different job that does allow WFH. Tell your company why you’re leaving. Don’t allow them to erase our gains.

I think my job fell for this shit cause we're getting forced back into the office next week. Already considering quitting.

Maybe try some sort of policy instead of a lame guilt trip.

I’ve worked more hours working from home than at the office. My employer announced hybrid starting later this month, I’m gonna hate the commute but whatever, their loss, I’m not gonna work the same hours and not be as flexible as before.

Staying in my pajamas and avoiding the 3 hours of commuting and saving $10,000 a year between costs of LIRR, subways, food, drink, etc. Mayor Adams can eat a dick. Also, I have told my entire team going into the office is optional. Go if you want, stay home if you want. They've been home for 2 years next week and have been more productive than when they were all commuting.