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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like to work from home. That’s me.

And there is, as it turns out, a lot of people like that. Doesn't actually mean everyone is like that. But it does mean that being given this option, we, as humanity and as workers, are happier.
Your reply reminds me that "I'm not pro-life or pro-choice, I just want people to be able to chose do they want to have an abortion or not".

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 26 minutes ago

That quote is funny because the statement is clearly indicating that they are pro-choice.

In business though, workers are not often given a choice. You either work from the office, work x days in office and y days from home (hybrid), or only work from home.

90% of the employers that I am aware of, give one of these, maybe two (usually in office and hybrid) as options; usually only one option (in office). A few wfh companies I've worked for do all wfh, which is great for me, but anyone who wants to work from an office, can't.

By giving workers a real choice, you open the company up to a much larger pool of people who are willing/able to do the job. If they're local to an office and want to be in office, cool, set it up. If they're not but they prefer wfh, cool, set it up.

In my experience nearly zero employers provide flexible work options. It's usually one of the three, and if you're lucky, two of the three. It is exceedingly rare to be given all three choices.