LA Times claims making people go to work is racist as companies ask workers to go back to the office

A new report from the LA Times said black employees are taking remote work options over physical job locations, even at a pay cut, to avoid "racism they faced on the job."

LeRon Barton, who worked as a network engineer in a San Francisco hospital, took a $5000 pay cut in order to not return to an in-person work environment. The LA Times cited a "reprieve from racism" for his and others' decision to not go back into the office.

"Working remotely during the pandemic showed him a whole different lifestyle: no commute, more time with his family and a break from the onslaught of microaggressions and other racist behavior he’d had to endure," the outlet wrote.

The sentiment to stay out of the office is apparently shared by other black workers who have gone remote. The shift, according to the LA Times, is to "prioritize your mental health" over "endur[ing] for the sake of your career."