Privilege and Pro Office Pablum

One of the best articles on remote working, i've read.

This really resonates with me:

> Remote work has made a lot of managers and executives realize that they have no idea what actual work is or why anyone does it. They have never had to consider what motivates workers beyond fear and social judgment because the office was an effective hegemonic tool, creating “office culture” where nobody asked whether managers or executives were working hard. The office allowed power structures to be established and empowered by turning workers against themselves, often creating cultures of snitching about “lazy” workers or “those who weren’t working hard.” It allowed companies to evaluate outputs but not evaluate those creating them, making managers and executives think they’re responsible.

Some more quotes:

> It’s also rather hollow to admit that capitalism does not reward hard work, but hard work at the right time.

> The office allowed many people to pretend this wasn’t the case, because “being seen” was the equivalent of “working hard,”

> Why do we have so many people that appear to just talk rather than do stuff, and hey, what do they actually do here?

> Gladwell is only attacking remote work because he knows it will help embolden the executive sect’s ability to reap the rewards of other people’s work without having to justify their own existence.

> Of course Gladwell hates remote work, because it simmers down what you do at your job to what you _actually_ do at your job.