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My company with 250 employees with offices in Europe and US announced last week that it aims to be 100% remote after this. Of course there will be a transition
by higeorge13 6y ago
My company with 250 employees with offices in Europe and US announced last week that it aims to be 100% remote after this. Of course there will be a transition period, but i won't see myself in the office even after summer.
To be honest, i have worked remote for at least one year in the past, and i can safely conclude it was way better and more productive than the last 2 months mainly because it was by choice, as well as it was part of an overall remote culture (e.g. meeting regularly in cafes, doing fun activities as a group). However, even after this perfect year i personally couldn't do it no more.
People are probably making wrong assumptions of how nice the remote work might be due to the last 2 months because there was an overall excuse for their drop in productivity, or their lack of confidence (the world is collapsing how do you expect me to perform 100%?), and some extra time for family, netflix, spotify and social media due to the latter. IMO, in the wrong run the vast majority of people will definitely hate it and beg their companies to return to their offices.
With all the above i am not underestimating the health concerns. Of course companies should take minimum risks while the threat is still ongoing. In the positive scenario where it is eliminated companies should rethink their full remote policies (if they apply such) which were imposed during this weird period.