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> As long as we get the right framework and people are not being exploited, I think flexible work is a great thing That's the crux of it there, isn't it? I don

> As long as we get the right framework and people are not being exploited, I think flexible work is a great thing That's the crux of it there, isn't it? I don't suspect that the newer generation prefers their lot to the stability and long-term viability of their forebears, for the most part, but rather that structural changes have sort of foisted these circumstances on them. It'd take some additional evidence to support the notion that people have shifted their preferences, rather than there just being a dwindling of opportunity.

ehnto 9y ago
There are a lot of factors to consider, but there is a difference in the type of work the newer generation is doing. I think there is still a lot to learn about how best to enable productive thought work, and we are learning that 8hrs at a desk is probably not the one size fits all key to productivity. To speak nothing of the normalizing of "permenant overtime", it is simply not sustainable for everyone to have their mind occupied for the majority of every day. It leaves no room or energy for individual endeavors, and I think many are simply waking up to that fact and exploring alternatives.