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>It would be interesting to run the numbers to see how many jobs in a country could even be done remotely. Around 34% https://news.uchicago.edu/story/much-us-

• maerF0x0 6y ago
  I bet that number skyrockets once you remove the jobs that only exist to support an "in office" economy. Food workers for lunches. Clothing workers for suits. Automotive industry +public transit for commute. Construction and maintenance for offices. Furniture (where duplicated from the home). "Office managers"... On and on it goes. Those jobs will disappear and so the denominator shrinks, increasing the percent done from home.
  • jnwatson 6y ago
    That's actually kind of scary. This means that if the WFH trend continues after COVID, many of the jobs lost will never recover. I live in a planned work/shopping/living area, and I've already seen several of the traditional office lunch places close for good. I'm sure the high end suit place is not doing well at all.