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>>WFH is economically more efficient for both employer and employee it can be, but it can also be inefficient When done correctly, where the WFH employee has

>>WFH is economically more efficient for both employer and employee it can be, but it can also be inefficient When done correctly, where the WFH employee has a dedicated place in the home , has set aside dedicated time for working, and has provided the correct technological resources for their home (i.e proper internet) then it is a win win However when the employee instead uses WFH as an excuse to just be "From Home" and focuses on home actives such as child care, home maintenance, or even entertainment or when the employee attempts to use shared spaces (or even as one commenter mentions using a cell phone outside while doing customer service) then it can go very badly my personal experience supporting WFH people is vast, and the number of times I have had to explain to people that your Huges Net Sat internet, or you 3G connection is not really good enough to do a 4K zoom call is not good enough Or the number of screaming kids I have encountered on meetings... or.... to be clearly, I am not anti-WFH. I WFH myself. From a dedicated office in my home with gigabit fiber optic connection but I dont think it is universal good for all employees, nor do I believe it is universal bad, it like most things has alot of gray

throw827474737 4y ago
> However when the employee instead uses WFH as an excuse to just be "From Home" and focuses on home actives such as child care, home maintenance, Ah come on, who really does that? Usually people put in extra time. Especially when they unplanned had to suddenly care 2 hours for their child or another emergency, I saw those do that at least the time in the evening, sometimes more. And what if not? In work you have days where lunch suddenly takes much longer, or you had a long but unecessary chat for an hour.. and just worked less time ""super productive"". Sure there are exploiters and lazies.. but know what? They slack in office then too in one or the other way.. And unless they are super destructive its still better to have them at home too, so they do not stick on my desk or distract me from the next cubicle. (But yeah please get rid of them as quick as possible, nothing more demotivating for a team than such guys going long undetected).
pessimizer 4y ago
> do a 4K zoom call is not good enough Not doing 4K zoom calls is also a productivity gain.

throw827474737 4y ago

> However when the employee instead uses WFH as an excuse to just be "From Home" and focuses on home actives such as child care, home maintenance, Ah come on, who really does that? Usually people put in extra time. Especially when they unplanned had to suddenly care 2 hours for their child or another emergency, I saw those do that at least the time in the evening, sometimes more. And what if not? In work you have days where lunch suddenly takes much longer, or you had a long but unecessary chat for an hour.. and just worked less time ""super productive"". Sure there are exploiters and lazies.. but know what? They slack in office then too in one or the other way.. And unless they are super destructive its still better to have them at home too, so they do not stick on my desk or distract me from the next cubicle. (But yeah please get rid of them as quick as possible, nothing more demotivating for a team than such guys going long undetected).

pessimizer 4y ago

> do a 4K zoom call is not good enough Not doing 4K zoom calls is also a productivity gain.