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I work in what the author describes as an "old school wall street firm". The senior management may be delusional about the impact of working from home (the seni

by cm2187 7y ago

I work in what the author describes as an "old school wall street firm". The senior management may be delusional about the impact of working from home (the senior management is often delusional about many things). But the consensus on the ground is that it sunk productivity massively, information is not flowing fluently, and for some people it is absolute hell (trying to work with screaming kids, young couples trying to do calls in the same room while their flatmates are trying to do the same in other rooms, etc).

btbuildem 7y ago
Could that be a transitional period? Young couples with roommates crammed into shoeboxes live in those conditions as a compromise to be relatively close to their high-paying jobs in an expensive city. The line about "cities losing some of their lustre" resonated with me. We're basically living country life right now (not seeing much people except the odd neighbour, once a week groceries, etc) - I'd much rather do that in a country setting, if this is to continue in the long term.
- cm2187 7y ago
  It's not just proximity to the office. They could commute from some distant suburbs. But young people who chose to work in London or New York also often want to experience the cosmopolitan life of a major city.
- lame-robot-hoax 7y ago
  100% agree. I live in a more expensive apartment in the middle of downtown so I get the amenities of living downtown. Except now those are gone. As well, I don’t have a car because normally the rail system or busses or ride sharing was enough to get me around, but now I feel as if I’m trapped in this small area around my apartment. Can’t go anywhere, and even if I want to walk somewhere, it’ll be aimlessly cause everything is closed. I’d rather live in a cheap apartment further out that had parking for a car so I could drive to the mountains or just anywhere really. Instead I’ve been within probably a quarter mile of my apartment at all times for the last ten weeks. I’m paying a premium for no return right now.
helij 7y ago
That's because you need time to adapt. In half a year with proper processes things would fly. This was sudden disruption of everythong on the planet so give humans some slack.

by cm2187 7y ago

btbuildem 7y ago

Could that be a transitional period? Young couples with roommates crammed into shoeboxes live in those conditions as a compromise to be relatively close to their high-paying jobs in an expensive city. The line about "cities losing some of their lustre" resonated with me. We're basically living country life right now (not seeing much people except the odd neighbour, once a week groceries, etc) - I'd much rather do that in a country setting, if this is to continue in the long term.

cm2187 7y ago
It's not just proximity to the office. They could commute from some distant suburbs. But young people who chose to work in London or New York also often want to experience the cosmopolitan life of a major city.
lame-robot-hoax 7y ago
100% agree. I live in a more expensive apartment in the middle of downtown so I get the amenities of living downtown. Except now those are gone. As well, I don’t have a car because normally the rail system or busses or ride sharing was enough to get me around, but now I feel as if I’m trapped in this small area around my apartment. Can’t go anywhere, and even if I want to walk somewhere, it’ll be aimlessly cause everything is closed. I’d rather live in a cheap apartment further out that had parking for a car so I could drive to the mountains or just anywhere really. Instead I’ve been within probably a quarter mile of my apartment at all times for the last ten weeks. I’m paying a premium for no return right now.

helij 7y ago

That's because you need time to adapt. In half a year with proper processes things would fly. This was sudden disruption of everythong on the planet so give humans some slack.