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Re:America's commute to work is getting longer and longer by btbuildem on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @07:42AM (#40573363)
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...

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Re:America's commute to work is getting longer and longer by bbarnett on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @07:54AM (#40573478)
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.

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