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The Absurdity of the Return-to-Office Movement (www.cnn.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The Absurdity of the Return-to-Office Movement::The return-to-office demands make little sense from an overall economic perspective, while working parents, in particular, benefit from not having to waste time commuting to an office, writes Peter Bergen.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not going to down vote you - some people do like the social experience at work. I just respectfully disagree. I'm at work to make money and to keep my skills sharp - I don't (and have never really) enjoy hanging out with coworkers outside of the normal work related areas.

As a mostly introverted person, work from home has been a godsend. I can focus on communicating with my manager and coworkers in ways that are more comfortable for me - and thus result in a more positive experience for everyone.

Plus the amount of work I get done at home is easily double what I was doing when working from the office 5 days a week.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

This is me. No distractions = more work getting done, more time to think on emails and project plans, etc. In the office, I go home exhausted by the 15th person that interrupted my train of thought that day.