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Some of this is due to local coronavirus lockdowns and the uncertainty around when they will be lifted, but there is also uncertainty about when schools and day
by twblalock 7y ago
Some of this is due to local coronavirus lockdowns and the uncertainty around when they will be lifted, but there is also uncertainty about when schools and day cares will open again. Providing child care will keep a lot of people at home even if they aren't required to be.
On top of that, a lot of people won't want to go back to the office, not because they enjoy working from home, but because they will still be afraid of getting the virus. Being at the office probably won't feel normal anyway due to continued social distancing and the use of masks.
Combine that with concerns that the virus may surge again in the Fall, maybe necessitating another lockdown, and you have a recipe for working at home much longer than what might be legally required.
- drspacemonkey 7y ago>On top of that, a lot of people won't want to go back to the office, not because they enjoy working from home, but because they will still be afraid of getting the virus. Being at the office probably won't feel normal anyway due to continued social distancing and the use of masks That's where I'm at. My workplace put out a survey to see how people felt about going back to the office next month, and I don't think anyone was willing to risk it. We'd be wearing masks, taking public transit to/from the office, and sanitizing our hands every 15 minutes. Having spoken to some management people, this survey is mostly being done just to confirm that we should discuss getting rid of the office entirely. Which would be a huge cost saving for us.
- znpy 7y agoOne of my colleagues told one of the upper managers that if schools don't reopen and he's asked to come back in the office he's going to either come back along with the kids or not come back at all.