Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting limits on remote work

Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by llampx on Thursday April 01, 2021 @05:20AM (#26658253)

Does wfh really give back time to people? From what I've seen with colleagues and friends, it mostly has led to longer working hours. The commute time and the time before dinner has been replaced by more work.

If you have been able to draw the line and log off at 5pm, good for you, but that's not the experience for a lot of people.

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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by alexgmcm on Thursday April 01, 2021 @08:21AM (#26659530)

Yeah, disconnecting can be hard. I was one of the guys who always left my laptop in the office.

But I'm not working extra hours every day, and given the time I save on commuting and lunch hour and being able to do various chores during the day - I think it's still a significant win.

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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by bart_spoon on Thursday April 01, 2021 @10:09AM (#26660692)

> If you have been able to draw the line and log off at 5pm, good for you, but that's not the experience for a lot of people.

That's a personal issue though. It seems backwards to insist on an in-person work environment because someone doesn't have the personal discipline to log off at 5pm on their own.

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Re:Google is accelerating reopening of offices and putting l... by anoncake on Friday April 02, 2021 @09:23AM (#26671220)

If it's one person, sure. But not if it's a widespread problem.

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