Originally Posted by
Excargodog
I have some friends/ college buds who work at a major aircraft and defense manufacturer (that isn’t Airbus) specifically in project management. COVID sort of forced work at home initially, but after a few months the company polled them to see if they would LIKE to continue working from home because productivity was actually increased. And an overwhelming majority were happy to give up the five hours a week of commuting in Seattle traffic. And the company was happy to decrease their commercial property footprint In a town that is becoming increasingly anti-business. Pretty much a win-win.
It will work for a while on momentum. Remains to be seen how sustainable it is over time. How do you train noobs? Some people (like my wife) are going nuts at home, they actually like the social and teamwork aspects of their work.
Some organizations will likely go hybrid, smaller offices w/ shared cubes and alternating work at home days.
Silver lining, if organizations allow teleworkers to live anywhere, telework could actually boost biz travel, as very remote workers would need to fly 2-4 times/year to actually show their face at the home office.
Getting rid of ugly commutes could be a big perk in some locations, that's for sure.
Also, anyone who knows how big organizations work will realize that if you're upwardly mobile you need to be seen by the bosses...a lot. When it comes time for the promotion it's going to the guy who has been in the trenches (and probably in a few bars) elbow-to-elbow with the bosses, not a two-dimensional cartoon face on zoom.
Remember Jessica? As appealing a Toon as you could imagine, and all she wanted was to be real...
