Re:Paul Graham on Remote Work
by dv_dt on Monday June 12, 2023 @01:00AM
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This is simply assigning remote work an outcome that happens all the time in office, and I think more often because in person there are fewer discussions about explicit deliverables or milestones.
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Well, in the office most people can slack off, but can't work for two employers at once, or more - that will surface way too quickly. So an additional incentive is added.
If management cannot tell the difference between the output of one person doing the job, that's the fault of remote work? I disagree with that assertion.
If the outputs are all that are asked of the job are being met, why do they care? If it's about committed energy and time spent working, why waste the time and energy of of all workers with a required commute to prevent a vanishingly small number of cases of double-booking. It just seems like banning remote work with a bizarre justification for bad management.