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Why all the anti-remote work stories as of late? Am I just imagining this or have the remote work articles (up until recently) been mostly positive?

falcolas 6y ago
I chalk it down to the pendulum swing. When it was mostly offices, some people wanted to work remotely. Now that it’s mostly remote, some people want to work in offices. Articles that are upvoted (which I largely associate with “people who identify with the sentiment of the article”) show up will reflect the current state of the pendulum.
saalweachter 6y ago
I suppose there could be some sort of astroturfing conspiracy associated with the "reopen" movements, but I suspect it is just that, when WFH-everywhere first started, it was of the biggest relief to the people who want to WFH, and now that it has been going on for many weeks, the people who don't are really getting fed up with the situation.
closetohome 6y ago
At the moment there's essentially zero debate that having as many people work from home as possible is beneficial to the people, the environment, and the economy. These articles are introducing FUD so that when companies start recalling employees, the opposition won't be as universal as it would be otherwise.
- rodiger 6y ago
  Or maybe we can take a more nuanced stance and say that some people just prefer to work from an office with their colleagues.
  - s_y_n_t_a_x 6y ago
    If we did then there wouldn't be articles complaining about WFH. Just let people do what they want. If you like WFH then find a company that allows it, if you don't, do the inverse. I don't see why there is so much hate against WFH when it's a choice (not including the virus situation). I would NEVER go back to an office. I've been WFH for 5 years now. You can certainly put a price not having to live in a rent-trap city. I bought and paid off a 3bdr house in a year because of low cost of living. I no longer pay rent/mortgage or commute. I see how some people wouldn't like it, but there are plenty of jobs for those people. P.S: a 30 minute commute is 252 hours of your year gone ($25,200 @ $100/hr) and $3-6k in gas plus stress. Do yourself a favor and start working on your office setup, you'll want to work remotely when you get older at least.
mtnGoat 6y ago
maybe it was fun and games to get a few days of working from home, but now that its a hard reality, some might not like its effect on their way of life. if people no longer have to flock to certain cities for great pay, pay will probably go down as the accessible talent pool increases greatly. So if you dont like that SF lifestyle and pay, pushing for full remote work everywhere, might be shooting yourself in the foot.

falcolas 6y ago

I chalk it down to the pendulum swing. When it was mostly offices, some people wanted to work remotely. Now that it’s mostly remote, some people want to work in offices. Articles that are upvoted (which I largely associate with “people who identify with the sentiment of the article”) show up will reflect the current state of the pendulum.

saalweachter 6y ago

I suppose there could be some sort of astroturfing conspiracy associated with the "reopen" movements, but I suspect it is just that, when WFH-everywhere first started, it was of the biggest relief to the people who want to WFH, and now that it has been going on for many weeks, the people who don't are really getting fed up with the situation.

closetohome 6y ago

At the moment there's essentially zero debate that having as many people work from home as possible is beneficial to the people, the environment, and the economy. These articles are introducing FUD so that when companies start recalling employees, the opposition won't be as universal as it would be otherwise.

rodiger 6y ago
Or maybe we can take a more nuanced stance and say that some people just prefer to work from an office with their colleagues.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 6y ago
  If we did then there wouldn't be articles complaining about WFH. Just let people do what they want. If you like WFH then find a company that allows it, if you don't, do the inverse. I don't see why there is so much hate against WFH when it's a choice (not including the virus situation). I would NEVER go back to an office. I've been WFH for 5 years now. You can certainly put a price not having to live in a rent-trap city. I bought and paid off a 3bdr house in a year because of low cost of living. I no longer pay rent/mortgage or commute. I see how some people wouldn't like it, but there are plenty of jobs for those people. P.S: a 30 minute commute is 252 hours of your year gone ($25,200 @ $100/hr) and $3-6k in gas plus stress. Do yourself a favor and start working on your office setup, you'll want to work remotely when you get older at least.

mtnGoat 6y ago

maybe it was fun and games to get a few days of working from home, but now that its a hard reality, some might not like its effect on their way of life. if people no longer have to flock to certain cities for great pay, pay will probably go down as the accessible talent pool increases greatly. So if you dont like that SF lifestyle and pay, pushing for full remote work everywhere, might be shooting yourself in the foot.