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Mandating remote work? You have terrible ideas.

toomuchtodo 4y ago
If you can't supply more oil, you must destroy demand or avoid the demand in the first place. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32069033 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32069033 (Netherlands poised to make work-from-home a legal right, says report) https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/11/which-countries-plan-to-offer-remote-working-as-a-legal-right https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/11/which-countries-pla... (After Portugal, which countries in Europe are improving post-COVID remote working laws?) Progress takes time, and requiring people burn (currently, very expensive and in short supply) fossil fuels to move their bodies to an office to do knowledge work is silly. Perhaps this will be more clear as the global oil market situation deteriorates further. More economic pain may need to occur before such policy is encouraged along. C'est la vie.
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- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  >Progress takes time, and requiring people burn (currently, very expensive and in short supply) fossil fuels to move their bodies to an office to do knowledge work is silly. Yet it's still mandatory for many tech jobs in Europe. Companies are delusional with their butts in seats culture.
Clubber 4y ago
Environmentally and economically driving to a location and back every day unnecessarily is a horrible idea. It's like burning a $20 bill inside a bicycle tire every day. There are some cases where in person work is required to do the job, but a significant portion of jobs don't require it any longer (and probably haven't since the late 90s).
- sfe22 4y ago
  And that’s not up to you or your glorious ruler to decide. I think we are still a free market somewhat. How about government workers get a mandated work from home. I think these jobs are not needed at all. Think how much oil our government and its employees burn.
sfe22 4y ago
Yeah, a statist can never govern you hard enough
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- actually_a_dog 4y ago
  You're so edgy. Keep it up.

If you can't supply more oil, you must destroy demand or avoid the demand in the first place. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32069033 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32069033 (Netherlands poised to make work-from-home a legal right, says report) https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/11/which-countries-plan-to-offer-remote-working-as-a-legal-right https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/11/which-countries-pla... (After Portugal, which countries in Europe are improving post-COVID remote working laws?) Progress takes time, and requiring people burn (currently, very expensive and in short supply) fossil fuels to move their bodies to an office to do knowledge work is silly. Perhaps this will be more clear as the global oil market situation deteriorates further. More economic pain may need to occur before such policy is encouraged along. C'est la vie.

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ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>Progress takes time, and requiring people burn (currently, very expensive and in short supply) fossil fuels to move their bodies to an office to do knowledge work is silly. Yet it's still mandatory for many tech jobs in Europe. Companies are delusional with their butts in seats culture.

Clubber 4y ago

Environmentally and economically driving to a location and back every day unnecessarily is a horrible idea. It's like burning a $20 bill inside a bicycle tire every day. There are some cases where in person work is required to do the job, but a significant portion of jobs don't require it any longer (and probably haven't since the late 90s).

sfe22 4y ago
And that’s not up to you or your glorious ruler to decide. I think we are still a free market somewhat. How about government workers get a mandated work from home. I think these jobs are not needed at all. Think how much oil our government and its employees burn.

sfe22 4y ago

Yeah, a statist can never govern you hard enough

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actually_a_dog 4y ago
You're so edgy. Keep it up.