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Agree with almost all of your points as someone working remotely for 14 years. I would note the following: >>Of course that isn't the case for everybody: peopl
by otoburb 6y ago
Agree with almost all of your points as someone working remotely for 14 years. I would note the following:
>>Of course that isn't the case for everybody: people with families and especially little children seem to be struggling massively.
Some families with little children might be struggling massively not because of WFH, but because many schools mandated remote learning which is difficult for young children to sit through without peer and teacher interaction. The more cynical amongst us would posit that elementary school mostly serves a dual "daycare" purpose alongside the educational mission.
If anything, WFH might be a struggle but would be triply so if parents hadn't been given the option at all. Let's not conflate the WFH privilege (which implicitly assumes such people still have jobs) with the difficulties of providing a workable remote learning solution for young children.