Re:America's commute to work is getting longer and longer
by btbuildem on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @07:42AM
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I wouldn't call office workers a minority - they make up more than half of american jobs [1]. Surely some proportion of these jobs require presence / face time, but even if you knock that number down to 40%, that's still a huge chunk.
1: https://www.dpeaflcio.org/factsheets/the-professional-and-te...
Re:America's commute to work is getting longer and longer
by bbarnett on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @07:54AM
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That link doesn't validate your assertion, unless the stat is deeply hidden.
I did see "professional", which has all sorts of categories, including "manager" and all sorts of sciences, etc. "Manager" can be someone managing a cleanup crew, a job site, scientists can be on boats, or in the woods, architects at construction sites, on and on.
A Walmart has several managers, some of which have no office. A Burger King has a few managers.
For a minority of the workforce. The majority of jobs, especially the most critical ones (infrastructure), cannot be done remotely.