I’m not sure how the accounting works, but I witness the head of facilities get short with a guy who was coming to the office, but was listed as a remote worker. She said he was costing them a desk in the office, while also the expense of being remote.
This all sounded like nonsense to me. The office had dozens, if not hundreds of empty desks. He wasn’t taking anyone’s spot, the desk would otherwise sit empty. When someone first goes remote they are sent a bunch of stuff they don’t really need, but it’s a one time cost, not recurring. The laptop, the VPN, these are all things the employee has regardless of their remote status.
I don’t know if she was making stuff up just to cause trouble, or if companies like to count per-seat expense in the office and at home.
This all sounded like nonsense to me. The office had dozens, if not hundreds of empty desks. He wasn’t taking anyone’s spot, the desk would otherwise sit empty. When someone first goes remote they are sent a bunch of stuff they don’t really need, but it’s a one time cost, not recurring. The laptop, the VPN, these are all things the employee has regardless of their remote status.
I don’t know if she was making stuff up just to cause trouble, or if companies like to count per-seat expense in the office and at home.