$7,804.68 is the amount of value my company wants from me for free by making me go back to hybrid in the office. And they wonder why we don’t like back to work?
Let’s break down those numbers:
7 miles * 2 for each way * 3 days a week * $0.655 for the IRS standard for mileage in 2023. That’s $27.51 a week for my mileage.
Now let’s look at what my time is worth:
0.5 hours to commute and walk into the office and get to my desk * 2 for each way * 3 days a week * $40.86 my hourly wage based on my annualized salary as a developer. That’s $122.58 a week for my time.
Add those together and multiply by 52 weeks in a year and we arrive at a figure of $7,804.68 a year. That my company wants from me. For free.
Back to work is bad idea and these corporations want you to volunteer your life away so they can justify their office costs.
Fuck you, pay me.
Time for a new job.