I think the counter is to use your new found freedom wfh to get real non-commercial social interaction. With friends, family, neighbors…
You’re at the mercy of your employer in more ways than one if you rely on them for such a core human need.
You’re at the mercy of your employer in more ways than one if you rely on them for such a core human need.
You're still going to deal with your co-workers eight hours a day. Dealing with people who think of you as a friend is a lot easier than with people who don't.
There are entire categories of drama that wfh eliminates.
Perhaps this is fine for you, but I want to point out to others that just because you don't see this happening anymore, doesn't mean that it has actually stopped happening.
That’s a huge win and those aren’t the only detriments eliminated when you don’t force grown adults into a high school like environment.
I suggest that lots of this WFH/WFO stuff is super personal, and what benefits one may disadvantage another, so it'll be interesting to see how all of this pans out over the next few years.
Please never hire at a company near me, thank you
Secondly, we spend a lot of our finite lives working, do you want that part of your life to be cold and robotic? Wouldn't life be richer with a wide range of human relationships?
Every contractor will tell you that you can be far more productive than normal employees because you don’t get quagmired in silly social drama. Look at open source software, it is absolutely possible to create great software without even knowing the other team members. This whole concept that reproducing high school in a professional setting adds to productivity is entirely unfounded.