We keep saying it. Over, and Over, and Over.... Forcing RTO is bad for productivity. Sure, some people can't handle remote. Let them go to the office or fire them and replace them with someone who can.
When I was forced to be in the office every day most of my week was wasted by random people bothering me and wanting to chat. I don't want or need forced socialization. I have my own friends and I don't work with them. I don't want to be your "work buddy". I want to get my job done with minimal annoyance. Just because you don't have a social life outside of work does not mean I should be forced to be in the office for you to talk to.
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From the post:
>Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown in productivity growth stretching back to the 1950s is no exception. But I take a more cheerful view because of the great productivity gains promised by the pandemic-induced jump in working from home.
Working from home (WFH) increased about tenfold following the outbreak of the pandemic and has settled in at about five times its prepandemic level (see Chart 1). This could counter slowing productivity and deliver a surge in economic growth over the next few decades. If AI yields additional output, the era of slow growth could be over.
Up skill or deal with it?
Like automation this is just going to become more and more common. The current "model" of a city is broken as fuck and has been for generations.
