Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

After years of telecommuting, more and more American workers are returning to the office. But they complain that the shift is affecting their wallets.

Many frustrated office workers at Tuyuan Pixabay complain that work clothes, daily lunches, commuting and other expenses are increasing as they start to go to the office several times a week. Jessica Chou, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, said that when she was asked to return to the office, her expenses accounted for 20% to 30% of her salary.

"after all, it's not cheap to rematch my work clothes after wearing jogging shoes for a few years," Jessica wrote. my cosmetics are out of date and need to be rebought. It costs $3 to $4 each time to meet new colleagues for coffee (currently about 28 yuan). "

In addition to upgrading sweatshirts in the wardrobe to casual wear, many American office workers record other expenses for a day in the office.

Users who record their full-day office spending on TikTok say they spend $30 to $45 on transportation, coffee and lunch alone. For those who need to travel to the office for more than three days a week, the weekly office cost may be more than $100 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 702 yuan).

On Tuesday, Tesla and Elon Musk, chief executive of Twitter, called telecommuting "morally wrong" and other industry executives were abandoning policies that allow employees to work from home.

According to Jessica, making her own lunch and bringing snacks is one of the ways to solve the problem of increasing the cost of face-to-face work. As for new clothes, she sometimes has to save enough money for seven days to buy them.

"to avoid buying lunch, I followed the advice of my friends and prepared lunch a week in advance," Jessica said. sometimes it's just a pot of lentil soup, but it works. "

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