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I've worked at two fairly large companies during the pandemic, and both have publicly stated that their productivity has increased as a result of WFH. I've hear
by kimbernator 5y ago
I've worked at two fairly large companies during the pandemic, and both have publicly stated that their productivity has increased as a result of WFH. I've heard a variety of measures being mentioned such as profitability, hours worked per week, and responsiveness of employees when they are needed outside of normal working hours for production issues - they found people to be much easier to reach when their home office is their office.
It is clear, however that this data was gathered and released by a different part of the company than the ones that make the call on whether or not people will be required to come back in. Ultimately it's as we would expect: executive leadership deciding to pull people back in has little to do with data and more to do with feelings. Despite publishing that data and overwhelming support for full-time WFH, both have begun the process of pulling people back in.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago"Ultimately it's as we would expect: executive leadership deciding to pull people back in has little to do with data and more to do with feelings." One of the few things the far left has been right about all along: it is not a meritocracy, it is all about perception and feelings.
- rlewkov 5y agoFrom what I see and hear the work-in-the-office rule is, for the most part, cause I (mgt) say so
- cutenewt 5y agoI've seen a lot of data that shows hours per week have gone up, but hours isn't necessarily productivity.
- Cookingboy 5y ago>such as profitability, hours worked per week, and responsiveness of employees when they are needed outside of normal working hours for production issues I'm sorry none of those are direct indication of productivity per se, even profitability, which is a long lagging indicator of productivity.