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Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by WesternWind on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:14PM (#36053633)
Hasn't work from home been shown to improve worker efficiency and happiness too?
Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by missedthecue on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:53PM (#36053885)
I think it's been shown to increase isolation. The number of young people going days without seeing another human being should startle and upset.
Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by 8note on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:10AM (#36053996)
Young people all have 6 roommates with somebody turning the living room into an extra bedroom because rents are too high.

The isolation of being at home is countered by how many people are at home

Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by Kbelicius on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @03:28AM (#36055105)
> The number of young people going days without seeing another human being should startle and upset.

That number has little to do with WHF. WHF might have increased it but it certainly isn't the root cause or even a major driver of the rise.

Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by rirze on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:17AM (#36058422)
It's hard to decouple this phenomenon from the aftereffects of COVID restrictions. We'll be able to figure the isolation from WFH in the next few years.
Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by thybag on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @06:20AM (#36056039)
It does seem like most studies show WFH workers being happier/healthier/more productive. Wouldn't necessarily take that as conclusive, but i've certainly not found much evidence beyond random anecdotes saying the opposite.

e.g.https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2022/02/04/3-new-...

Re:Amazon corporate workers plan walkout next week over retu... by Timon3 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:50AM (#36058937)
There is no way Elon doesn't know about this. I think for him, poor people should feel unhappy. He feels it immoral for poor people to be happy and content.