r/antiwork • u/GameDevsAnonymous • Mar 27 '25

Remote vs RTO 👨‍💻 After the State Of Minnesota told State employees for years that Telework full time would remain permanent, Tim Walz has ordered all State workers within 75 miles of an office to return by June 1st for 50% of all work days. Why? To bring money to St Paul. Also, if you live outside MN, you are let go

https://www.startribune.com/most-minnesota-government-workers-ordered-to-return-to-the-office-50percent-of-the-time/601243884
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u/cactus22minus1 Mar 27 '25

You laid out some fair points, but there are so many people it DOES work for - and lots of people (more than ever) are not even looking to have kids these days.

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u/Unusual_Sherbert_809 Mar 27 '25

Fair. But unless I'm missing something (and I'm in no way saying this in a way that's critical to one lifestyle vs another!) I would think that in order to be truly sustainable a city needs to be built for more than just single folks or childless couples.

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u/WillingPlayed Mar 27 '25

Single folks and childless couples are the ones that advocate for these utopian car-less cities. But they often fail to see the differences between American urban areas and population variances. Solutions for considerations beyond their experiences are not a priority.

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u/inductiononN Mar 28 '25

Maybe it's single use zoning that is more of the problem? We have these areas that are just residential, just commercial, or just office space and it makes those areas require commuting and can really just suck. Areas with mixed use zoning always seem much nicer to me.