New study looks at pros and cons of remote work
Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are researching the impact of remote work. Economics reporter at The New York Times Ben Casselman joined CBS News to discuss his recent writing on the study and what the future of remote work holds.
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This is an old story. Didn’t anything happen today??
The major con of remote work are lazy nepo babies like Elon Musk using the media as a propaganda tool because they can’t control workers like they used to. These executives and middle managers need to do less whining and more pulling themselves up by their bootstraps.
I work remote and to be honest for doing it for almost 5 years felt not worth it. I miss socializing with people at work in person. And also being remote is not that good for mental health. A hybrid would be good if they want to do that.
I personally believe that we should only work 6 hours a day and not 8 hours. Provide more jobs so a “work shift” is 6 hours in corporate office.
Also why not just do 4 day work days. Lots of company been doing it and they have been doing great.
People are finally realizing that they missed out on lots of time with their family and love ones. People spend more time with co workers vs their own family and love ones.
It’s all about money, and both employees and employers win when it’s work from home. They don’t have to pay rent for space, and we save hours in commuting and the cost of that commute. So no we should stay remote.
I love not seeing coworkers
I WAS THE SOLE OFFICE EMPLOYEE during the Pandemic (I.T.) with an office of over 300 employees. I’m still in the office 5 days a week. I find it funny when people still don’t want to come into the office 2 or 3 days a week. Half the time when I try to find them online. I can’t. They are gone for hours and are barely online at home or wherever they are pretending to be. I did get huge bonus’ the the last 2 years for doing so.
Let’s face it, the only ones complaining about remote work are those that don’t benefit from it.
Pros of remote work: There are no cons
There are no cons with remote work, unless you live in an unbearable home environment
I had a boss that said " if a person is babysitting he or she can’t be working, in reality they are babysitting" do not use company time for personal errands.
I like being in the office with people. I do well in a more structured environment. Nothing beats camaraderie, we are not meant to be isolated from each other
what is the citation
One part of the argument we never seem to hear is many jobs were allowed to be fully remote for years prior to the pandemic such as Employee Relations, HR Business Parter and recruitment roles. Now many companies are pushing this whole return to work mandate even for those who had the expectation years ago that their jobs would stay fully remote. Also, we never hear companies address the impact that rising inflation, gas prices, food prices and cost of childcare is having on people and meanwhile these companies want to keep pay rates extremely low. Then, we also have the rising cost and demand for housing. While companies are arguing how more creativity and collaboration takes place in the office, I want to know why they expect people to care about being creative and productive when they still can’t afford food or rent even while working full time because companies refuse to increase wages to offset the rising cost of living. Let’s have a discussion about that
That’s cute.. ‘the power of proximity’. Hmm.. looking into MBA and econ texts..
Yup, that’s what I thought — it’s made-up BS.
Do you know how many cubicle seats there are in the CEO’s top-floor offices? NONE, because that power-of-prox is crap.
So reduced feedback frequency, in junior engineers. Hmm.. not in the books either. Ok, did they measure emails, or teams/zoom voice-calls, texts?
What was the PERFORMANCE or PRODUCTIVITY level like in the junior engineers, that’s the import set of metrics.
Cons: Having to use your own toilet paper.
When you get paid 15 an hour and your job is a 30-60 min commute! Wfh is the only way!
Looking forward to remote work someday. Commuting 40 minutes one way daily and being a hour from my children school in case of emergency has become too much. Flexibility is a must for me.
These people are so full of shiii
The mark of the beast and the anti christ platform.
This isn’t an issue in the rest of the world for the most part. Americans have just become more lazy and entitled. China will win because of this attitude.
Fact is. No one wants to get up and go to an office. It’s dumb to have people go spend 8 hours in an office, if your job is online.
Well it’s true for juniors, i personally think the juniors should work from the office atleast for 3-6 months
If feedback is all that is missing then provide feedback purposefully! It is doable. Remote work, works! period.
THE SCHEMES OF THE DEVIL PLACES OF BISNESS REVENUE.
A person not being productive working remotely will not be productive in office
The major pro of remote work is that it truly doesn’t feel like work. Sure you have to check in through webcam, and submit your work, but the freedom to run errands and do things during ‘work hours’ makes it worth it.
If you have a long commute it is such a waste of time and money. Eating out everyday is expensive.
Remote Work may not be for everyone but for many (perhaps most) it is greener, more cost effective, more productive, and healthier. Most employees cannot afford to live close to work. Commuting is expensive, time-consuming, dangerous, has a huge carbon footprint, stressful, energy sapping, and unhealthy. Employees can use the time and money saved on not commuting to take care of themselves and their health. Thus promoting a healthier, happier workforce and possibly reducing health insurance costs to the company. Proximity can be virtual utilizing shared screens, whiteboards, virtual conferences, and live streaming.
I work remotely for myself since the pandemic love it not going back to working for someone else or office 🎉
As expected but they missed some HUGE advantages on purpose. First of course fresh workers gain a lot from in person, how to work with others, facial expressions, nuances, etc. After a couple of years, you’re good. They missed, money and time saved, well being, less pollution, healthier lives, etc. How could you miss these unless on purpose….
Office gossip is down, very few people complaining that their salary is less than their coworker
Time to level the playing field! 🌟💼 Let’s break free from the 1% controlling the narrative. Remote work isn’t just for the elite – it’s a chance for everyone to thrive. No more exclusive clubs, no more towering office buildings. Let’s empower the 99% with the freedom to work from anywhere and chase their dreams. 💪🌐 #WorkForTheMany #RemoteOpportunity #BreakTheEliteChains #EmpowerThe99Percent
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The same people who’s not confident in remote work were the same people who wasn’t confident in the gig economy. Soon like the gig economy people are going to complain about the lack of pay and benefits.
IAM retire.
fk RTO
It’s only the boomers that want us in the office. Remote work absolutely works with better communication, less micro management and more flexibility. Happy workers = better work
I heard a lot of Americans are getting hired for remote jobs overseas. I hope this trend continues since we are now seeing that US based companies can care less about what employees need or want when they feel the power is in the hands of corporate America