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David Watson

Jul 4, 2023

The Economist @TheEconomist One study found that feedback exchanged between colleagues dropped sharply after the move to remote work. Another documented a relative decline in learning for workers at home: those in offices picked up skills more quickly economist.com The working-from-home delusion fades It is not more productive than being in an office, after all — src cached

The economist post isn't wrong, but it's important to note that the researchers think the decrease in other costs (real estate) may make up for the lost productivity. Although maybe that depends on how valuable the work is? I'm not sure.

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• Berkeley thinks they're at the forefront of climate leadership, but here's a thread about the 6 pages of regulations they have explaining that old leaky windows can't be replaced.

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Vahe Oughourlian

Jul 4

I’ll have to read the Economist article, but I still maintain that, in my experience and that of others I’ve spoken with, the main issue is we continue to act like we’re “WFH” as opposed to working remotely. The processes I’ve observed are just office processes, but over Zoom or chat. There hasn’t seemed to have been a first-class attempt to use remote-first approaches.

Every time I suggest something in that vein, I get the pushback of “they won’t do that.” I clearly forgot we accidentally hired wayward children as opposed to working professionals.

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