• scytaleEnglish
    54•1 year ago

    Then they bring up some common criticisms of WFH, which I’ve seen and refuted since I started working from home 2009: People can’t communicate, working in groups is harder, and people can’t control themselves. Yawn.

    Exactly. I work for a global company, so the way I communicate with the people I work with everyday is via zoom. What’s the point of commuting to an office just to get on zoom anyway to talk to people?

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
      39•1 year ago

      Don’t forget that Forbes and The Economist were all in favor of outsourcing jobs, which leads to me having meetings with people all over the world even when I’m in an office.

      So if working remotely hurts group work, a lot of it is their fault for sending jobs overseas. Unless they also want those jobs to eventually move back here so we can have happy group work fun time.

      • R0cket_M00seEnglish
        6•1 year ago

        They want whatever keeps their property value highest and overhead lowest, they’ll claim they want onsite workers and then turn around and hire remote people in India because it saves money.

        Everything that falls out of their mouths is a piece of shit intended to save some 7 figure earner enough money to buy another vacation home.

        • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
          2•1 year ago

          Promoting hybrid is actually a smart move for them. Lower usage means less maintenance with the same rent.