Re:34% of remote workers would quit rather than return to fu...
by Alupis on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:06PM
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I think disregarding what a clear majority of workers desire is quite callous, particularly since remote working tools are simply not an adequate replacement for in-person interactions.
There is a bigger world outside "the valley". It's not surprising overpaid software engineers living in major cities, accustomed to forking over $4,000+ a month for tiny studio apartments are enjoying their experiences outside those circumstances.
Perhaps those same folks that refuse to return to the office can find happy employment at a local business in their newfound town instead.
I suspect that ~0% of people currently working remotely due to the pandemic are managing warehouses.
> or bounce ideas off each other in real time at a marketing agency
I’m...not having trouble imagining that. I imagine it would take a bit of getting used to using online collaboration tools for that, which would — even with the tech being ready — stop any agency from voluntarily making the transition if they weren’t forced to by exigent circumstances, but I don’t have trouble seeing it working well once the initial transition period was cleared.
> Not to mention, 34% is a minority...
But probably not equally distributed across all job types and employers; there’s probably employers where there are entire functions where that’s near 100%.
And, actually, in work we often force the vast majority to work in particular conditions because a minority that has disproportionate influence prefers it. Which is actually why even where there is overwhelming support from employees for remote work and greater productivity, managers addicted to practices incompatible with remote work will bring employees back to work.