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To be specific: "Americans working full time from home worked 2.5 hours less a day than Americans at the office". Which is not necessarily productivity, but st

To be specific: "Americans working full time from home worked 2.5 hours less a day than Americans at the office". Which is not necessarily productivity, but still quite interesting.

damnesian 3y ago
That's called efficiency.
- illiac786 3y ago
  Assuming they produce as much, yes, I agree.
  - november84 3y ago
    I feel troubled by this. Im still going to output. Trying to be efficient and look down the road to foresee issues/mitigate risk, but ill never be the same rockstar i used to be pouring blood sweat and tears into my work and reaping non of the benefits. Its really hard to find a company that wont exploit their workers and I’m still looking. The saving grace being my ability to step away and be with my family or a quick doggy break really saves my mental faculties. I feel like most younger people will perform better than older as they’ve yet to be jaded and exploited/abused nor do they typically (i assume) understand how to set boundaries professionally. Im not a master but im getting better on all my skills as i get older and that may mean i actually output less, depending on the circumstances/severity.
injb 3y ago
>>> Which is not necessarily productivity True. But, while I can't access the article, I suspect this might be an "all other things equal" estimate. People are always saying how they used to have so many interruptions in the office, and now they don't. But that's probably taken into account here. So maybe an 8 hour day is 6.5 hours of work in the office, but 4 hours at home. Even if it's not really 2.5 hours, I think it's inevitable that most people work less if they can get away with it. People who are highly motivated and love their work might not have that problem, but they're the minority especially in big companies.
- illiac786 3y ago
  I think it depends. I tend to work more at home, because I feel some irrational guilt. I will start attending calls I would normally not be attending due to lack of time. I’m destrying my efficiency (also known as “padding”) out of guilt. Hence “getting away with it” might be more difficult for some…
freetinker 3y ago
Time they would otherwise spend commuting.

To be specific: "Americans working full time from home worked 2.5 hours less a day than Americans at the office". Which is not necessarily productivity, but still quite interesting.

damnesian 3y ago

That's called efficiency.

illiac786 3y ago
Assuming they produce as much, yes, I agree.
- november84 3y ago
  I feel troubled by this. Im still going to output. Trying to be efficient and look down the road to foresee issues/mitigate risk, but ill never be the same rockstar i used to be pouring blood sweat and tears into my work and reaping non of the benefits. Its really hard to find a company that wont exploit their workers and I’m still looking. The saving grace being my ability to step away and be with my family or a quick doggy break really saves my mental faculties. I feel like most younger people will perform better than older as they’ve yet to be jaded and exploited/abused nor do they typically (i assume) understand how to set boundaries professionally. Im not a master but im getting better on all my skills as i get older and that may mean i actually output less, depending on the circumstances/severity.

injb 3y ago

>>> Which is not necessarily productivity True. But, while I can't access the article, I suspect this might be an "all other things equal" estimate. People are always saying how they used to have so many interruptions in the office, and now they don't. But that's probably taken into account here. So maybe an 8 hour day is 6.5 hours of work in the office, but 4 hours at home. Even if it's not really 2.5 hours, I think it's inevitable that most people work less if they can get away with it. People who are highly motivated and love their work might not have that problem, but they're the minority especially in big companies.

illiac786 3y ago
I think it depends. I tend to work more at home, because I feel some irrational guilt. I will start attending calls I would normally not be attending due to lack of time. I’m destrying my efficiency (also known as “padding”) out of guilt. Hence “getting away with it” might be more difficult for some…

freetinker 3y ago

Time they would otherwise spend commuting.