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I’m curious are all these companies going to cover the costs of setting up and maintaining home offices?

Yes, many companies did that. In our company, we were allowed to take any device/desk to home.

In Switzerland, Gov asked companies to pay % of rent. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/court-decision_companies-must-p...

The only exception was Germany. There is ongoing discussion that Remote workers should pay a (*5% tax*) for having flexibility/option to work from home. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/deutsche-bank-proposes-a-5pe...

The only reason it makes sense is that flexibility is a privilege and privilege is afforded for those who can sustain a tax, generally. Seems awful for call center employees who are not given an office, though

I've been toying with the idea of starting a side-business of setting up home offices.

I'm a WFH software developer, and I have some experience with residential construction and soundproofing. I'm considering teaming up with a full-time building contractor to start targeting this niche market.

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