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Lots of good things: much lower rates of influenza and other respiratory infections; families staying close together; work from home becoming the norm helping t
by yread 6y ago
Lots of good things: much lower rates of influenza and other respiratory infections; families staying close together; work from home becoming the norm helping the environment; less money and resources wasted on organized sports and other entertainment; me not having to have in-person meetings with my annoying project manager; lots of motivation for learning new stuff about biology/immune systems/virology. Of course most of these also have downsides. But the upsides are there.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago> work from home becoming the norm It isn't though. It might seem that way to people in cushy software development positions in the valley, but I don't believe that is happening very many other places.
- yread 6y agoFrom my experience it is. Here in the Netherlands, just in the last few weeks I spoke with accountants, auditors, lawyers, scientists, sales people, even doctors (pathologists) and they all worked from home. I'm not saying that everyone works from home but that it became more prevalent, it's very hard to argue the opposite
- zxspectrum1982 6y agoHow is "work from home becoming the norm" an upside? It might be an upside for some people but it is definitely a downside for others. PS: I've worked from home for more than 10 years, for several companies.