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I’d disagree and tell you that you fall into a minority. I’m fully supportive of remote but to suggest it’s normal implies some majority, or close to. That’s no
by notyourwork 2y ago
I’d disagree and tell you that you fall into a minority. I’m fully supportive of remote but to suggest it’s normal implies some majority, or close to. That’s not been the case.
- AlotOfReading 2y agoAccording to this pre-covid article, up to 25% of US workers did "some or all" of their work from home [1]. That matches with my memories. [1] https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12097 https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12097
- kcplate 2y ago“Some or all” in that article is really “at least 1 day a week”. I would offer that in 2024, people would not consider 1 day a week at home (or even 2-3 days a week) a “remote work” position. We call that hybrid work nowadays. So while this article says remote work was increasing, and I am sure it was incrementally in certain tech, marketing, and sales positions, I don’t think its a good example of remote work (as it is defined today) becoming a norm then. Pre-covid, I worked around 1 day a week remote, but was in the office the other 4 or traveling for work. I believe I knew maybe 2 people in my social and business circles back then that I would define as having a “remote work” job (by our present definition).
- notyourwork 2y agoAnd that doesn't indicate its normal, it just suggests that at times people have lives outside of work.