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In a world in a pandemic and climate crisis , asking people to drive long distances, or worse, fly so that middle management can “observe facial expressions bet
by buboard 6y ago
In a world in a pandemic and climate crisis , asking people to drive long distances, or worse, fly so that middle management can “observe facial expressions better” should be met with disapproval
- benrbray 6y agoIt's not middle management that benefits the most from in-person work. It's new hires and new grads (like me) who are just starting their careers and benefit a lot from knowledge gained passively in the workplace. And--wouldn't it be great if our cities were designed so that people don't need to drive long distances to work? Density + mass transit in cities would go a long way towards reducing emissions. (and no, we should not use the threat of a once-per-century pandemic to double down on isolated, suburban lifestyles--instead, we should work to make sure cities are clean and support a safe, sustainable density of people)
- buboard 6y ago> Density + mass transit in cities That is no reason to require not-remote work , and also not entirely true https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aac9d2 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aac9d2