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I imagine the market will sort it out over the next few years. The Great Resignation demonstrated that employers aren't afraid of turnover, so all there is left

I imagine the market will sort it out over the next few years. The Great Resignation demonstrated that employers aren't afraid of turnover, so all there is left is which companies do better. Remote with less culture but with a broader selection of and cheaper talent? Or in office with its collaborative benefits and a large portion of the workforce refusing to work for you?

ilaksh 3y ago
We have to anticipate that AI, VR/AR, and brain-computer interfaces will continue to improve over the next 5, 10, and 20 years. So the dynamics will evolve. Structures like government, money, and corporations may need to evolve also.
jdkfoo 3y ago
Oh no; less office culture. I might have to partake in local community culture! I don’t see why meetups, conferences can’t fill the gap? Let’s just quit the company thing altogether and rally around OS projects. Oh look a worker run industry. Peaceful rejection of status quo would force politicians to act and we can all proclaim; this is what the market of ideas wants. Sorted.
- rewmie 3y ago
  > Oh no; less office culture. I might have to partake in local community culture! Office culture sometimes doesn't exist beyond convoluted PR stunts from HR. Fake smiling while congregating in front of the company's corporate logo is not culture.
chongli 3y ago
Let’s not forget the elephant in the room: office space. When leases come up for renewal remote-heavy companies may be looking to seriously downsize. This sort of widespread cost savings could go a long way toward making remote-heavy companies more competitive.
- raverbashing 3y ago
  Which is obvious to anyone who's not a 90's PHBs asking for their TPS report (and even then, I know many older managers that value remote work) But yes, companies who bet on bringing everybody back (and having the office space for that) will be less competitive
- rewmie 3y ago
  I don't agree, at least in general. There are companies who leverage their workforce to get tax benefits and other benefits from countries, regions, and even municipalities. They leverage their worker's pay and disposable income, and the way they can manipulate their workers on where to pay taxes and where to spend their salary, to get benefits and privileged treatment from government and state institutions. Your lease means nothing if your tax break is greater than your office rent.

ilaksh 3y ago

We have to anticipate that AI, VR/AR, and brain-computer interfaces will continue to improve over the next 5, 10, and 20 years. So the dynamics will evolve. Structures like government, money, and corporations may need to evolve also.

jdkfoo 3y ago

Oh no; less office culture. I might have to partake in local community culture! I don’t see why meetups, conferences can’t fill the gap? Let’s just quit the company thing altogether and rally around OS projects. Oh look a worker run industry. Peaceful rejection of status quo would force politicians to act and we can all proclaim; this is what the market of ideas wants. Sorted.

rewmie 3y ago
> Oh no; less office culture. I might have to partake in local community culture! Office culture sometimes doesn't exist beyond convoluted PR stunts from HR. Fake smiling while congregating in front of the company's corporate logo is not culture.

chongli 3y ago

Let’s not forget the elephant in the room: office space. When leases come up for renewal remote-heavy companies may be looking to seriously downsize. This sort of widespread cost savings could go a long way toward making remote-heavy companies more competitive.

raverbashing 3y ago
Which is obvious to anyone who's not a 90's PHBs asking for their TPS report (and even then, I know many older managers that value remote work) But yes, companies who bet on bringing everybody back (and having the office space for that) will be less competitive
rewmie 3y ago
I don't agree, at least in general. There are companies who leverage their workforce to get tax benefits and other benefits from countries, regions, and even municipalities. They leverage their worker's pay and disposable income, and the way they can manipulate their workers on where to pay taxes and where to spend their salary, to get benefits and privileged treatment from government and state institutions. Your lease means nothing if your tax break is greater than your office rent.