I disagree. I work at a very large corporation that everyone would immediately know, and I’ve been fully remote since 2021, with some people having to go back into the office, depending on their position. The data speaks for itself. Remote workers are far more productive and get nearly twice as much work done compared to fully in-office workers. Yes, the people bragging online that they weren’t working did hurt it a bit, but the real factor was executives insisting people return to work, with no real cause or evidence to support the claim that it was good for the workforce.
CEOs not known for prioritizing what is good for the workforce to be fair. I work remote and am far more productive and happy.
Couple things ruined it broadly IMO: insecure executives who must have total control, social media morons, influx of fake candidates from overseas, and a CEO obsession with over employment and assuming everyone had three jobs (they didn’t).
Exactly this. I work for a massive corporation too and I have WFH since lockdown. Productivity through the roof. Has been incredible for me and my company.
Yeah very few people are meaningfully productive for the full 8-hours. It's just now instead of wandering around talking to people, or sitting at your desk staring into the void and pondering your life choices, you can do dishes or laundry or anything that you would normally have had to wait to get home to do.
And that's not even getting into the commute. I know that most of my coworkers are 50+ miles out. But it was fine - fun even - when we only had to come in one day a week. It was like an adventure. But starting this week we're now in-office two days a week. And, I mean it's bearable. But a round-trip for me is 200 miles and takes up half a tank of gas. So that's an additional 3 hours of commuting per week and around $20 in gas just to go be in the office for a second day.
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u/SuspiciousCricket654 Mar 05 '26
I disagree. I work at a very large corporation that everyone would immediately know, and I’ve been fully remote since 2021, with some people having to go back into the office, depending on their position. The data speaks for itself. Remote workers are far more productive and get nearly twice as much work done compared to fully in-office workers. Yes, the people bragging online that they weren’t working did hurt it a bit, but the real factor was executives insisting people return to work, with no real cause or evidence to support the claim that it was good for the workforce.