{"id":22060,"date":"2022-04-22T14:39:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22060"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:17:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T08:17:07","slug":"the-sky-high-cost-of-returning-to-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/04\/the-sky-high-cost-of-returning-to-the-office\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sky-High Cost of Returning to the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic enforced the idea of working from home for a huge number of companies. Many have realized that this setup is possible for their roles and have gotten used to it. However, with eased restrictions, companies are now requiring most of their employees to return to the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transition back to the old ways has not been so easy. The increasing prices of fares, petrol, food, and clothing, which are related to an employee&#8217;s daily work-related activities, have placed a burden on their finances. Even with salary increases, these were still inadequate to meet their spending demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read this article below to learn more about the impact of transitioning back to the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220420-the-sky-high-cost-of-returning-to-the-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20220420-the-sky-high-cost-of-returning-to-the-office<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What was your work setup before and during the pandemic?<br>2. What is your current work setup?<br>3. What would be a preferable alternative work setup for your current role?<br>4. What are the pros and cons of working from home?<br>5. What are the pros and cons of working in the office?<br>6. Has your company introduced a hybrid work setup? What would that be like?<br>7. What are some work-related costs you shell out daily and monthly?<br>8. How else can companies help employees with the transition and these increasing work-related costs?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate The pandemic enforced the idea of working from home for a huge number of companies. Many have realized that this setup is possible for their roles and have gotten used to it. However, with eased restrictions, companies are now requiring most of their employees to return to the office. 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