Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but that’s not the case

Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by kefka on Thursday August 18, 2016 @10:24AM (#12312679)

The tools to work remotely can be nice as you put it...

But if you can work remotely from home/desk, so can people who are willing to work for 10% of your salary. In person means "Im on the radar, im there to consider, and there to help". Someone over a chat client doesnt have the same presence.

Now, this might/probably change with the advent of AR and VR workspaces.

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Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by Touche on Thursday August 18, 2016 @11:10AM (#12313066)

> But if you can work remotely from home/desk, so can people who are willing to work for 10% of your salary.

That's just capitalism. Choose a profession where you're not so easily replaced by someone who will take 10% of your salary.

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Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by obstacle1 on Thursday August 18, 2016 @01:42PM (#12314681)

>if you can work remotely from home/desk, so can people who are willing to work for 10% of your salary

If you're so unskilled as to be that replaceable, there's no reason to feel comfortable in a non-remote job, either.

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Re:Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but ... by ChoHag on Friday August 19, 2016 @07:03AM (#12319194)

If an employer chooses someone at 10% of your salary, your employer is chooosing someone too stupid to demand 90% of your salary. Do you really want to work for the idiot who's OK with that?

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