An Economy Of No-Shows
Validity: Has the internet, high economic freedom/economy, high civil rights and high scientific advancement/IT sector
The Issue: The National Remote Workers' Union are on strike after a series of corporate conglomerates prematurely ended an industry-wide remote work trial to measure productivity, demanding they return to the office after profits suffered. The union claims workers are happier than ever at home and want you to ensure their right to work remotely.
Option 1: "How can we keep our economy afloat if everyone works from their bedrooms the whole year round?!" blasts CEO of Boringe Logistics @@RANDOMNAME@@, fixing @@HIS@@ million-@@CURRENCY@@ tie. "My offices have some of the best working conditions in all of @@NAME@@, but I allow them to go home for a few days and they never want to come back? It's clear from our trials that working from home slashes productivity and obliterates profit margins. We'll be in the red before the sixty-hour work week is over if these useless remote work positions don't get the government axe."
Effect: office workers get a daily five minute break to cry profusely
Option 2: "Chill out my guy," says former Boringe Logistics employee @@RANDOMNAME@@, patched in to your computer through a video call, "my productivity has skyrocketed since I went fully online. I can watch cat videos on five different monitors and still get over half of the spreadsheets partially finished in one day!" He stops to complete a few data entries and an online form before downing a monster-sized energy drink. "Sure, I'll go offline to play games, maybe go out once a day for a mild walk, but who cares? We're happy! Honestly, if the government actually cared about the wellbeing of office employees and encouraged us to go fully digital, the economy would only get richer or something."
Effect: the record for most jobs held simultaneously is thirty-seven
Option 3: "Wow, this is all so depressing," sighs workplace welfare therapist @@RANDOMNAME@@, copies of @@HIS@@ book 'Holistically Working Spiritually' piled on your desk, "endless desk work in general feeds into an unhealthy cycle where employees get virtually no sunlight, damage their eyesight looking at screens, and do almost no physical exercise throughout the day! All workplaces should have double the breaks, outside exercise equipment, and more ergonomic desk chairs so remote workers actually want to come back."
Effect: new, lean-back spinny chairs are all the rage in @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ workplaces