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> And this is a group of people that would be largely well suited to working from home during the pandemic (young, no kids, etc). I just don't think that this
by Turing_Machine 6y ago
> And this is a group of people that would be largely well suited to working from home during the pandemic (young, no kids, etc). I just don't think that this will change much.
I'm not sure that follows. It seems to me that people with spouses and especially children would be more interested in working from home, not less.
- pwinnski 6y agoWhile working from home, kids can often be a major distraction. Not insurmountable, but especially given that most people have been forced into some variety of home-schooling at the same time they were pushed into working from home, I could understand many people with kids choosing to go to an office.
- chongli 6y agoPeople with kids often have different priorities. Having a slam dunk, distraction free, high productivity work day tends to be lower on the priority list. Spending time with your partner, taking care of the kids, cooking and eating dinner with the family; these all tend to be higher on the priority list. There are exceptions. Some people don’t respond well to the stresses of family life and want to escape to the office. Hopefully these people decide not to have children in the first place.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoYes. I'm thinking of the old saying about no one ever arriving at his deathbed wishing he'd spent less time with his kids.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoWow. Someone is feeling guilty, I reckon.
- neutronicus 6y agoSome partners and some children are bad with boundaries.
- jlbnjmn 6y agoMid 30's, married with kids, 100% for working remotely, primarily from home, at least 85% of the time. In the company I currently work for the people who build and manage things prefer remote, and the people who interrupt them and make them less productive prefer the office. Makes sense.