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Re:Australians fight for the right to work from home permane... by paulryanrogers on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:55PM (#36976369)
What percentage of jobs require so much equipment it must be onsite?
Re:Australians fight for the right to work from home permane... by randomdata on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @04:20PM (#36976776)
All jobs in the modern economy require capital to be on-site. Some capital is more realistically held at home than others, of course. What kind of threshold are we using to draw a dividing line? I know a number of people who really do have lathes and mills at home, so we need to be more specific here about where the line is drawn.
Re:Australians fight for the right to work from home permane... by RufusJacksons on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:07PM (#36979104)
I have a lathe and a mill at home. Quit my job in the city 1.5 hours away during covid and now run a business from home / get to be a parent. It’s the best. I gave up $190k salary to barely make my mortgage, best decision I ever made!
Re:Australians fight for the right to work from home permane... by RestlessMind on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @08:39PM (#36979858)
There are a lot of sectors where in-person presence is needed. See the list of "essential workforce", who were essentially allowed to avoid lockdowns: https://covid19.ca.gov/essential-workforce/

Also, some jobs were moved online during COVID (eg. teaching) but it is clearly demonstrated that they work better in person.