Re:34% of remote workers would quit rather than return to fu...
by mulmen on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:14PM
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> And the obvious answer is that for some jobs it is, and for some jobs it isn't.
The net utility is an effective metric for deciding to work remotely in any context. Clearly this decision is not made at the level of humanity and will have to be evaluated in narrower contexts.
> But in the absence of any hard-data, my gut strongly tells me that working from home is a net negative for most jobs and most people. My team has gone back to the office now and our ability to get stuff done is just rocketing.
But as you say, this is a gut feeling. My gut says my team is more effective remote.
The net utility is an effective metric for deciding to work remotely in any context. Clearly this decision is not made at the level of humanity and will have to be evaluated in narrower contexts.
> But in the absence of any hard-data, my gut strongly tells me that working from home is a net negative for most jobs and most people. My team has gone back to the office now and our ability to get stuff done is just rocketing.
But as you say, this is a gut feeling. My gut says my team is more effective remote.