Ok, gas is now officially $5.00 a gallon in the Midwest, even worse in some places, and energy costs are rising too. It's time for upper management to make a smart decision, stop with this "collaboration" nonsense, and start letting people work from home if their entire job is on a laptop. The company will save money in the short term on energy costs as well and many European countries are encouraging employers to do just that.
It's going to get to the point that people can't afford to come to work and these gas prices are pulling money straight from all of our paychecks that haven't kept up with inflation as it is. And it's going to get a whole lot worse before it gets any better.