Re:Will workers hired as Remote all be laid off in next wave?
by HDThoreaun on Friday October 06, 2023 @07:53PM
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We can do anecdotes for days. I have worked at 3 remote companies, 2 transitioned from in person. It was clear to me that productivity at the 2 that transitioned became much worse due to remote. Productivity was never great at the other. I don't think it has much at all to do with hours worked but collaboration absolutely takes a nose dive when remote for the average employee.
I love working remote for the same reasons you do. Doesn't mean I think it's good for the company though.
For me:
When I was in the office I would be fairly regularly distracted by coworkers (which does have some advantages but is a loss when its every day) which causes me to loose my focus. Now I am "distracted" by my cat wanting on my lap which doesn't cause me to loose focus (if anything that keeps me in my chair for longer).
I would need a break from something and browse news and the internet A LOT in the office. I needed that mental break.
I would often try to force myself to not take a break for appearances causing the actual work output over the same period of time to go down.
I feel more comfortable in my home environment since it is decorated how I want so I am less stressed.
Finally the biggest one? I work more hours now than I did before. I am no longer commuting so I don't feel stressed if I need to finish something before going offline. Or if I am doing something that only needs half my focus I may work on it at night while doing something else (like maybe the final rounds of finishing a script that has a fair amount of downtime while it runs each time). Or if I just turn on my computer a bit earlier in the morning and do a quick something and then get back to my coffee, breakfast, whatever.