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> A big part of going into an office is the mental context switch for me. Perhaps homes should start including a personal office as a standard feature just lik
by Razengan 7y ago
> A big part of going into an office is the mental context switch for me.
Perhaps homes should start including a personal office as a standard feature just like the kitchen and bathroom (which didn't always use to be a part of houses.)
This could eventually let us reclaim the space currently taken up by all the office towers, eliminating the upkeep of maintaining them, reduce daily traffic and the associated noise, pollution, stress, improving overall public health and leisure time, which in turn would improve the economy.
WFH becoming the norm is a win/win scenario, at the cost of a mere "mental context switch" for a while before civilization adapts, just like it did when the majority of humans started working inside buildings instead of farms and fields and so on. :)
- kayoone 7y agoA nice idea, but living space is limited and expensive in most major cities.
- internet_user 7y agoWouldn't WFH give you some flexibility on location where you live?
- kayoone 7y agoThere are other reasons why people live in major cities. Also with family and friends it is easier said than done for most people.
- Razengan 7y agoWith WFH (and even schooling from home if implemented well), you wouldn't have to live in expensive major cities.
- kayoone 7y agoBut what if I live in a major city not only for work reasons?
- Razengan 7y agoThen you chose to live in an expensive city. If WFH becomes the norm for the majority, companies may not want to maintain expensive physical offices for people who can’t (or don’t want to) work from home. I assume even limited living spaces in major cities include a bed, desk or couch, at least. WFH doesn’t mean “only from home” anyway; you could work from any space you have access to. Parks, restaurants, if they allow it, which I expect they will, along with many other facilities popping up for remote work. It could actually create an interesting new industry of third-party office providers.