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A comment on Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work. Parent comment

Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work by ptbello on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:48PM (#6741321)
The point is that it's not ok for your boss to call for work at 7pm. It isn't.

Increasing your efficiency in responding to that call is a step in the wrong direction.

Plus the images show someone actively ignoring the person they are with to do work on the side, which also isn't ok in my book.

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Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work by mikeash on Friday November 15, 2013 @03:34PM (#6741970)
There's nothing wrong with increasing your efficiency in responding to that call.

We need to distinguish between the technological and the social. Increasing your ability to work in more times and more places is great! It means that if you really need it, you can use it instead of just being screwed.

Socially, we need to realize that this incredible ability needs to only be used when truly necessary. Dumbing down the technology to not support it is not the answer.

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