Employee takes $50,000 pay cut for remote work

A Woolworths Group employee has accepted a $50,000 pay cut to avoid the company's return-to-office mandate, which requires 10,000 office workers to be in the office three days a week by October. The employee, who lives in regional Australia, faced a six-hour commute and quickly sought a new job that allows remote work. He expressed that the pay cut was worth it for his happiness. A poll showed that 59% of remote workers would leave their jobs if forced back to the office. Many colleagues also reacted negatively to the announcement, with some not returning to work afterward.