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The Office Monsters Are Trying to Claw Their Way Back to 2019

18 points| walterclifford | 3 years ago |nytimes.com

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kn0where|3 years ago

> Many organizations have made pricey investments in office real estate, which has led to the creation of vast economic systems that are ultimately reliant on having workers at their desks.

At this point, it’s not really even about managers’ egos. It really is about the massive corporate real estate investments, and forcing everyone to pretend commuting to work is better so those investments don’t make a loss.

Preferring to commute to the office every day is fine on an individual level, but it’s the exception to the rule.

jdkee|3 years ago

Corporations should off-load the real estate in dense urban cores and let developers convert those buildings to housing.

naveen99|3 years ago

My biggest disappointment is remote schooling didn’t stick as an option. atleast Remote work stuck around a little better for adults.

constGard|3 years ago

I know that there are examples of remote learning as a productive shift, but I think it was almost universally a negative. Working remotely requires a level of focused independent function that is uncommon in children and young adults.

u801e|3 years ago

Remote schooling can work for older children and young adults. But, at least in my experience, it really doesn't work for young elementary age children who need supervision to stay on task.