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I do think many of the WFH productivity gains seen can probably be attributed to 2 things: 1) Many workers (but certainly not ALL workers) had a much more quie
by spamizbad 5y ago
I do think many of the WFH productivity gains seen can probably be attributed to 2 things:
1) Many workers (but certainly not ALL workers) had a much more quiet and focused work environment at home, compared to their buzzing open-plan desk in the office, making them more productive.
2) COVID severely limited socializing, so some people poured that time into work out of boredom.
#1 is constant, and might get better for some when schools and daycares fully reopen.
#2 is starting to go away and will be gone by next year.
- fbggthro 5y ago>compared to their buzzing open-plan desk in the office, making them more productive. I think this point gets really overblown by people who put too much of a tech lens on things. I've been in many, many different offices (I'm a consultant) and open plan offices are very rare outside of tech, and on top of that, most non-tech workers do not see "more quiet and focused" as a good thing. Most of my non-tech clients have constant back-and-forth dialog in the office, and removing that has, at least in my experience with these companies, made them less productive.
- calvinmorrison 5y agoI've got a shitty window AC, a houseful of pets, an out of work partner and a 6x10 office next to a house under construction. Of course managers want to "wfh" taking calls by their pool and outdoor bar