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Not all people perform better when remote. Some people excel while others struggle. I personally do fine at home and can be trusted to do work.
It is definitely a benefit. I know that I look for remote roles, so companies who offer a remote work probably get the pic from the better more qualified candidates. I am surprised that so many companies are trying to take remote work away and risk losing their best people.
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Why do you think you should be entitled to remote work? I guess let’s start with understand that.
Remote work for me is considered a benefit and something I’ll strive to get, but it’s part of the total compensation package so if I’m not remote, I’m negotiating other things to make up for it.
C1, these companies already hold enough control over our lives. They make a dollar, I make a nickel and they think I’m supposed to be grateful for the crumbs they allow me to have for the labor I’m putting in. Enough of allowing these oligarchs to hold our feet over the fire and making us bow to their every demand in exchange for being able to survive in the capitalistic hellscape they’re benefitting from. The relationship between employee and employer should be symbiotic and I should be able to enjoy my life just as much as these C-suite people. It’s bad enough I’m forced to ignore my ethics in order to afford healthcare and a roof over my head. Why shouldn’t the people who are putting in the work to make the machines run be entitled to more comfortable lives?
Ultimately, salary will determine the future of remote work. If all your worth is simply “productivity” and being on-site does not matter, you will eventually be replaced by the lowest cost provider. Either inside the country or off-shore.
My prediction has been and continues to be that the pendulum will swing back close to pre-pandemic levels of in-office work. It’s not just a question of trust, but focus. Companies should expect the undivided focus of their employees while they are being paid. That means, not making the kids lunch, not having service calls to fix the refrigerator, not chatting with friends, not walking the dog, etc. There needs to be core time when everyone is focused on the task at hand. If you need to do those other items, then take time off.
Productivity matters if you are making widgets. Building a career is not the same thing. I did say close to pre-pandemic levels. Let’s see who is right in about 5 years.
Both, maybe? I mean, you seem to be using “benefit” as something optional/something to be grateful for, but I’m at the point where remote work is a mandatory part of my desired office culture.
Sure, some jobs mean it’s not feasible, but the vast majority of jobs that are “do stuff on computers” absolutely can be remote, and it generally only seems like micromanagers, power-trippers, or people who really want to fill up an office building want on-site work