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On-site, hybrid or home: a team that learns side by side

A team of 40 that hires ten new people a year, where much of the work is learned by watching and asking. Desks are inexpensive. On these figures on-site costs the business least. A different team gives a different answer.

On these figures, on-site costs the business least

On-site comes to $240,000 a year, $44,385 less than hybrid.

On-site$240,000a year for the business; $2,880 for each person

Hybrid$284,385a year for the business; $2,016 for each person

Work from home$344,769a year for the business; $720 for each person

For each person, work from home costs least: $720 a year and 0 hours travelling.
On these figures the two bottom lines point different ways, which is part of what has to be weighed.
This is one team. The same sums give a different answer for a different team, and the page recommends no arrangement.

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On-site	office $240,000: $240,000
Hybrid	office $168,000, support $20,000, output $56,000, getting up to speed $40,385: $284,385
Work from home	office $24,000, support $60,000, output $140,000, getting up to speed $80,769, team travel $40,000: $344,769

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Whether the work can be done away from the site at all
How many people, their pay, and what a desk costs
For each arrangement: desks needed, support, and days travelling in
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Extra weeks for a new person to get up to speed, and the cost of bringing the team together
What a day of commuting and a day at home cost each person

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