Gartner: 51% of global knowledge workers will be remote by the end of 2021

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42 points·starkd··10 comments

I had to look up Knowledge Worker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_worker

It seems ... mushy. Is this an accepted categorization? This is the first time I've heard it, and I've been a pro tech dude for 20+ years.

I can see how it would be useful when talking about social reproduction theory, but I would still tend to favor PMC in those conversations.

It looks like knowledge worker is more than just IT and software. As the wiki says, it encompasses all those "who think for a living".

Perhaps a little condescending to suggest that people that can't work from home don't think for al living, but I get the point.

"It seems ... mushy"

Welcome to Gartner corporate speak! Consider yourself lucky that such terminology is foreign to you.

Netherlands has a visa for Kennismigrant -- "Knowledge Migrant"

https://ind.nl/werk/werken-in-Nederland/Paginas/Kennismigran...

I first encountered the term in Peter Druckers "Managing Oneself" and a cursory Google search indicated he coined it. Similar term "Knowledge economy".

https://medium.com/@leenasn/managing-oneself-book-summary-4e...

I'm not sure why this is an interesting stat. I'd argue far more than 51% of global knowledge workers are working remote right now, and have been since the start of the pandemic.

This will drive PC and tablet shipments to over 500 million units

Only if, you know, chips are available.

I am not sure why remote work would drive demand for tablets.

I prefer desktops and I find the move to laptops in corporations as quite sad and wasteful since they have to be replaced so ofent. Maybe home offices will make desktops more common.

I guess tablets allow you to respond if you aren't at your desk.

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