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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by freeqaz on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:46PM (#22689550)
If productivity turns out to be similar (or better) despite this handicap, I'd be genuinely curious to see how companies respond!

I'm personally very pro-remote (have worked remote at corporate gigs before) and it'd be great to see more companies adopting it. There are some seriously big benefits and, if the tooling keeps improving, I think it could be a real competitive advantage for companies.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:52PM (#22689590)
> If productivity turns out to be similar (or better) despite this handicap, I'd be genuinely curious to see how companies respond!

It won't. That's the problem. Being forced to do WFH unprepaerd + kids suddenly home + being in an actual pandemic, worried about the future, your family and yourself = productivity disaster. And it unfortunately will end up emotionally associated with WFH.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @10:40PM (#22690398)
Also, I suspect many companies are going to see reduced turnover, and as a result are likely to shy away from anything that may have contributed, including WFH.
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