Earlier in the pandemic many news and magazine organizations would proudly write about how working from home always actually can lead to over working and being too “productive”. I am yet to collect some evidence on it but I think we remember a good amount about this.
Now after a bunch of companies want their remote workers back at the office, every one of those companies are being almost propaganda machines which do not cite sound scientific studies but cite each other and interviews with higher ups in top companies that “remote workers are less productive”. This is further cementing the general public’s opinion on this matter.
And research that shows the opposite is buried deep within any search results.
Have you noticed this? Please share what you have observed. I’m going paranoid about this.
What about 2-3 days a week and an extra week or two of PTO to compensate? I’m trying to think of ways to incentivize more office work that will appeal to stingy boomer leadership and the younger ‘fuck offices’ crowd.
I’d rather take a pay cut and even benefit reduction to never go into the office again. Going into the office fo so many years almost killed me. Destroyed my health, mental and physical. I am so glad I don’t have to be subjected to coworkers and everything that comes with being in the office.
You only mentioned one real actual specific example, ‘subjected to coworkers.’ Do you really hate people that much? I know there’s a lot of introverted programmer types around here but there’s kind of a lot of humans on this planet, seems inevitable that you’re going to have to work with some of them…
I think the only deal I’d take to return to the office every day is a 4 day week. If I have to commute, I also want 4 weeks off.