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this sounds great, and i wish everyone else could have this luxury and privilege, but that's not the case for millions of people. i wish the focus of the convo

this sounds great, and i wish everyone else could have this luxury and privilege, but that's not the case for millions of people. i wish the focus of the convo wouldn't be on "waaah my employer wants me to come back" and more "waah society is fundamentally broken and we are lucky to have such options though our cities need huge reforms" i mean seriously, i would like to be 100% flex and choose when i go in and not (i virtually do that already) but i know what i signed up for, i enjoy going in to the office, and the mix is good enough for me because i care about my work deeply. techies don't realise just how abnormal their situation is, and they want society to do for them what it should do for every other person, so i don't really care much for the constant arguments about wfh. just go find a place that lets you do it and then maybe fight for unskilled labour to also have 55" OLED TVs, a fancy coffee machine and the ability to work from home or choose their own hours.

mahastore 4y ago
Though downvoted it does have a valid point. But hey we should try to better the living conditions , right? And also do what is good for the planet?
kkfx 4y ago
If I have a good home and a job that can be done from it why not profit? That "luxury" and "privilege" does not touch others, instead some who can potentially have better homes that can't because working in a specific expensive location they can't buy nor rent something as good, but potentially can in another far cheaper location? 100% flexibility is simply unsustainable: a company can't keep offices for some only or people keep moving gears from home to office and vice versa or having double gears in both location. A call center operator can work from home and perhaps instead of a cubicle in a city can afford a larger home in the countryside having a better life WFH, banking, assurances, various tertiary sector jobs can be done from remote, not just techies, skilled and rich.

mahastore 4y ago

Though downvoted it does have a valid point. But hey we should try to better the living conditions , right? And also do what is good for the planet?

kkfx 4y ago

If I have a good home and a job that can be done from it why not profit? That "luxury" and "privilege" does not touch others, instead some who can potentially have better homes that can't because working in a specific expensive location they can't buy nor rent something as good, but potentially can in another far cheaper location? 100% flexibility is simply unsustainable: a company can't keep offices for some only or people keep moving gears from home to office and vice versa or having double gears in both location. A call center operator can work from home and perhaps instead of a cubicle in a city can afford a larger home in the countryside having a better life WFH, banking, assurances, various tertiary sector jobs can be done from remote, not just techies, skilled and rich.