That comment may apply to the general topic often, but this article clearly mentions "just pay them more" as a solution. It's really quite a balanced read.
Sure, but I'm positing that pay here is the entire issue (hence forest for the trees) comment. People tend to associate WFH with a cushy job.
You can find a hundred side effects of that - people who want to work in their underpants, not get ready for work, not shower, have a flexible schedule, etc., as individual 'inequalities.' If fixing the pay makes other complaints disappear, were they ever a primary factor?
FWIW, I do think the pendulum will shift in our lifetime. The 'You Call the Handyman' South Park really hit home for us, and I can totally see that now and even more in 20 or so years. Can you imagine needing something fixed in your house and trying to barter your skills? I sure can't!
If fixing the pay makes other complaints disappear, were they ever a primary factor?
i don't think this is the right question.
of course, if i get paid more, i am willing to put up with worse work conditions. (to a degree). so the mere fact that pay makes the problem go away is not an indicator that this was not a real problem.
more pay lets me compensate the problem otherwise. for example it may mean that me or my partner can reduce work hours instead of working from home.
A bit tangential, but as someone who has been responsible for paying many people, I have never seen increased pay improve performance and rarely morale. Promotions have sometimes covered the latter.
What I’ve found is that mostly people work as hard as they care to, and that is mostly orthogonal to compensation and title.
silisili|2 years ago
You can find a hundred side effects of that - people who want to work in their underpants, not get ready for work, not shower, have a flexible schedule, etc., as individual 'inequalities.' If fixing the pay makes other complaints disappear, were they ever a primary factor?
FWIW, I do think the pendulum will shift in our lifetime. The 'You Call the Handyman' South Park really hit home for us, and I can totally see that now and even more in 20 or so years. Can you imagine needing something fixed in your house and trying to barter your skills? I sure can't!
em-bee|2 years ago
i don't think this is the right question.
of course, if i get paid more, i am willing to put up with worse work conditions. (to a degree). so the mere fact that pay makes the problem go away is not an indicator that this was not a real problem.
more pay lets me compensate the problem otherwise. for example it may mean that me or my partner can reduce work hours instead of working from home.
itsnotafight|2 years ago
What I’ve found is that mostly people work as hard as they care to, and that is mostly orthogonal to compensation and title.