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I like my commute. i think of solutions to problems in that downtime behind the wheel. Plus then i don't view my office at home as "work" and i get to enjoy my time in there too (gaming, 3d printing etc)

One of my coworkers swears he's more productive at home - but when he is doing so he's not helping with the day to day walk up issues, or phone calls (which is also part of his job)

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Naturally all roles are different in this regard, however I don't miss rush hour, constant interruptions, and noisy environments. This all happened because everyone was going into the office at the same time. I don't get why companies like to create these types of bottlenecks by making everyone do the same thing at the same time.

I find this comment interesting as a single example, especially with the data that's available on the topic. So many studies showing that remote and flexible working arrangements result in objectively higher productivity. At the same time, recent surveys show that people don't trust their colleagues to work hard while remote.

I'm sure we've all encountered someone we perceive as a lazy colleague. I'm also sure most of us will agree that data trumps anecdotes. If we accept that the the studies and surveys are all correct, this means that we're all being pretty tough on our colleagues despite their (overall) high performance.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/working-hard-or-hardly-working...

“57% claiming their productivity and the quality of their work had improved”

This is like a survey question asking “How large is your penis?”

Except for the fact it's backed up by independent studies. Of course people will blow their own trumpets - in this case, it's justified.

Top 3 results for me on 'remote working productivity studies', and there are countless more that come to the same conclusion:

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2021/09/29/remote-wor... https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2022/02/04/3-new-... https://www.apollotechnical.com/working-from-home-productivi...

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