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>I wonder how much irreparable damage the lockdowns did to the economy as we knew it before the pandemic. You can also look at it the other way round: The loc
by closedloop129 4y ago
>I wonder how much irreparable damage the lockdowns did to the economy as we knew it before the pandemic.
You can also look at it the other way round:
The lockdown forced companies to establish home office, something that was overdue for up to 20 years.
This can enhance the economy much more in the long run than it harmed during the last two years. Maybe the productivity gains are big enough that they outweigh the amount of artificially generated money. Then there shouldn't be much of an inflation.
- newman8r 4y agoIs WFH actually more productive? I've heard conflicting reports, but haven't seen any data.
- hotpotamus 4y agoI was very productive over 2 years working from home. I actually managed to complete a few home construction projects while answering a few slack questions from my phone once in awhile.
- SV_BubbleTime 4y agoI don’t think anyone argues that work from home allows for self beneficial gains. Really you’re just saying the quiet part out loud ;)
- hotpotamus 4y agoWell the other quiet part that executives don't say out loud often is that if the job can be done from home, then it can be done from Mexico, India, or Eastern Europe as well which is where that job is now. To be fair, that was happening before even the pandemic, and I was mentally half checked out too. Now I work in healthcare which has a bit more of a US centric moat to it.
- SV_BubbleTime 4y ago>Well the other quiet part that executives don't say out loud often is that if the job can be done from home, then it can be done from Mexico, India, or Eastern Europe as well which is where that job is now. Or heading to. Yea, I largely agree. But I fired two people during pandemic from not-exactly-wfh, so I’m perhaps a little biased.
- izacus 4y agoThat's nice, but was does your personal *feeling* have to do with actual productivity across the economy?
- hotpotamus 4y agoI'm just one data point. Where do we aggregate such data to show knowledge worker productivity? I'd be curious to look at it.
- chii 4y agoare companies getting the same amount of output as before WFH? Are they growing with the same rate as before? For the tech sector, i think they are.