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Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why::The share of workers being called back to the office has flatlined, suggesting remote work is an entrenched feature of the U.S. labor market.

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I say this as a rare person who prefers to work in office.

Good.

Seriously, would much rather work with productive happy people. the remote work phenomenon has proven that between reduced traffic, the commercial real estate bubble, the fact that we’re literally all connected to each other 24/7 through the series of tubes means it’s about time we restructure the workforce.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is the thing. Remote work as an option helps everyone. Lower costs for the employer, happier employees, the people who do want to work in an office have a better time because it's less crowded, the people who need to care for kids or parents have an easier time...it's entirely a win for everyone.

Except real estate companies, and therein lies the problem.

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago

It’s even good for the environment! The amount of time, money, and energy (and that energy needs to be generated somehow) used to support everyone’s daily commute is IMMENSE. More than a few cities noted significantly improved air quality when the quarantines were in effect in 2020, and there’s still a noticeable difference in a lot of places.